diff --git a/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c b/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c
index 90f8f11..69b40ed 100644
--- a/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c
+++ b/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c
@@ -3928,7 +3928,8 @@ static int rtw_cfg80211_add_monitor_if(_adapter *padapter, char *name, struct ne
 	mon_ndev->type = ARPHRD_IEEE80211_RADIOTAP;
 	strncpy(mon_ndev->name, name, IFNAMSIZ);
 	mon_ndev->name[IFNAMSIZ - 1] = 0;
-	mon_ndev->destructor = rtw_ndev_destructor;
+	mon_ndev->priv_destructor = rtw_ndev_destructor;
+	mon_ndev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 	
 #if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE>=KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,29))
 	mon_ndev->netdev_ops = &rtw_cfg80211_monitor_if_ops;
diff --git a/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c b/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c
index a8d756a..748a409 100644
--- a/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c
+++ b/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c
@@ -3047,7 +3047,6 @@ void rtw_ndev_destructor(struct net_device *ndev)
 	if (ndev->ieee80211_ptr)
 		rtw_mfree((u8 *)ndev->ieee80211_ptr, sizeof(struct wireless_dev));
 #endif
-	free_netdev(ndev);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARP_KEEP_ALIVE