diff --git a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
index a352ce4f878a3..799ff0efcc55b 100644
--- a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
+++ b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
@@ -2063,10 +2063,54 @@ u8 dcb_ieee_getapp_default_prio_mask(const struct net_device *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dcb_ieee_getapp_default_prio_mask);
 
+static void dcbnl_flush_dev(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct dcb_app_type *itr, *tmp;
+
+	spin_lock(&dcb_lock);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(itr, tmp, &dcb_app_list, list) {
+		if (itr->ifindex == dev->ifindex) {
+			list_del(&itr->list);
+			kfree(itr);
+		}
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock(&dcb_lock);
+}
+
+static int dcbnl_netdevice_event(struct notifier_block *nb,
+				 unsigned long event, void *ptr)
+{
+	struct net_device *dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
+
+	switch (event) {
+	case NETDEV_UNREGISTER:
+		if (!dev->dcbnl_ops)
+			return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
+		dcbnl_flush_dev(dev);
+
+		return NOTIFY_OK;
+	default:
+		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+	}
+}
+
+static struct notifier_block dcbnl_nb __read_mostly = {
+	.notifier_call  = dcbnl_netdevice_event,
+};
+
 static int __init dcbnl_init(void)
 {
+	int err;
+
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dcb_app_list);
 
+	err = register_netdevice_notifier(&dcbnl_nb);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	rtnl_register(PF_UNSPEC, RTM_GETDCB, dcb_doit, NULL, 0);
 	rtnl_register(PF_UNSPEC, RTM_SETDCB, dcb_doit, NULL, 0);