diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
index 794139b..70317fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -1151,17 +1151,6 @@
 	free_netdev(netdev);
 }
 
-static void netvsc_notify_peers(struct work_struct *wrk)
-{
-	struct garp_wrk *gwrk;
-
-	gwrk = container_of(wrk, struct garp_wrk, dwrk);
-
-	netdev_notify_peers(gwrk->netdev);
-
-	atomic_dec(&gwrk->net_device_ctx->vf_use_cnt);
-}
-
 static struct net_device *get_netvsc_net_device(char *mac)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev, *found = NULL;
@@ -1253,15 +1242,8 @@
 
 	netif_carrier_off(ndev);
 
-	/*
-	 * Now notify peers. We are scheduling work to
-	 * notify peers; take a reference to prevent
-	 * the VF interface from vanishing.
-	 */
-	atomic_inc(&net_device_ctx->vf_use_cnt);
-	net_device_ctx->gwrk.netdev = vf_netdev;
-	net_device_ctx->gwrk.net_device_ctx = net_device_ctx;
-	schedule_work(&net_device_ctx->gwrk.dwrk);
+	/* Now notify peers through VF device. */
+	call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS, vf_netdev);
 
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
@@ -1300,13 +1282,9 @@
 	netdev_info(ndev, "Data path switched from VF: %s\n", vf_netdev->name);
 	rndis_filter_close(netvsc_dev);
 	netif_carrier_on(ndev);
-	/*
-	 * Notify peers.
-	 */
-	atomic_inc(&net_device_ctx->vf_use_cnt);
-	net_device_ctx->gwrk.netdev = ndev;
-	net_device_ctx->gwrk.net_device_ctx = net_device_ctx;
-	schedule_work(&net_device_ctx->gwrk.dwrk);
+
+	/* Now notify peers through netvsc device. */
+	call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS, ndev);
 
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
@@ -1378,7 +1356,6 @@
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&net_device_ctx->dwork, netvsc_link_change);
 	INIT_WORK(&net_device_ctx->work, do_set_multicast);
-	INIT_WORK(&net_device_ctx->gwrk.dwrk, netvsc_notify_peers);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&net_device_ctx->lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&net_device_ctx->reconfig_events);