diff --git a/drivers/net/can/dev.c b/drivers/net/can/dev.c
index 348dd50..ad535a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/dev.c
@@ -1011,6 +1011,11 @@
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
 
+static void can_dellink(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
 static struct rtnl_link_ops can_link_ops __read_mostly = {
 	.kind		= "can",
 	.maxtype	= IFLA_CAN_MAX,
@@ -1019,6 +1024,7 @@
 	.validate	= can_validate,
 	.newlink	= can_newlink,
 	.changelink	= can_changelink,
+	.dellink	= can_dellink,
 	.get_size	= can_get_size,
 	.fill_info	= can_fill_info,
 	.get_xstats_size = can_get_xstats_size,