diff --git a/net/x25/x25_link.c b/net/x25/x25_link.c
index 4cbc942..2130692 100644
--- a/net/x25/x25_link.c
+++ b/net/x25/x25_link.c
@@ -396,9 +396,12 @@
 	write_lock_bh(&x25_neigh_list_lock);
 
 	list_for_each_safe(entry, tmp, &x25_neigh_list) {
+		struct net_device *dev;
+
 		nb = list_entry(entry, struct x25_neigh, node);
+		dev = nb->dev;
 		__x25_remove_neigh(nb);
-		dev_put(nb->dev);
+		dev_put(dev);
 	}
 	write_unlock_bh(&x25_neigh_list_lock);
 }