diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.c b/net/8021q/vlan.c
index 7850412f52b7..0eb1a886b370 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan.c
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ void unregister_vlan_dev(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head)
 
 	grp->nr_vlans--;
 
+	if (vlan->flags & VLAN_FLAG_GVRP)
+		vlan_gvrp_request_leave(dev);
+
 	vlan_group_set_device(grp, vlan_id, NULL);
 	if (!grp->killall)
 		synchronize_net();
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
index e34ea9e5e28b..b2ff6c8d3603 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
@@ -487,9 +487,6 @@ static int vlan_dev_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct vlan_dev_info *vlan = vlan_dev_info(dev);
 	struct net_device *real_dev = vlan->real_dev;
 
-	if (vlan->flags & VLAN_FLAG_GVRP)
-		vlan_gvrp_request_leave(dev);
-
 	dev_mc_unsync(real_dev, dev);
 	dev_uc_unsync(real_dev, dev);
 	if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)