diff --git a/net/caif/chnl_net.c b/net/caif/chnl_net.c
index 7344a8f..4589ff67 100644
--- a/net/caif/chnl_net.c
+++ b/net/caif/chnl_net.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
 				goto error;
 		}
 
-		lldev = dev_get_by_index(dev_net(dev), llifindex);
+		lldev = __dev_get_by_index(dev_net(dev), llifindex);
 
 		if (lldev == NULL) {
 			pr_debug("no interface?\n");
@@ -307,7 +307,6 @@
 		mtu = min_t(int, dev->mtu, lldev->mtu - (headroom + tailroom));
 		mtu = min_t(int, GPRS_PDP_MTU, mtu);
 		dev_set_mtu(dev, mtu);
-		dev_put(lldev);
 
 		if (mtu < 100) {
 			pr_warn("CAIF Interface MTU too small (%d)\n", mtu);