diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.c b/net/8021q/vlan.c
index 91e9073e1995..ec3769295dac 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan.c
@@ -698,8 +698,6 @@ static int vlan_init_net(struct net *net)
 
 static void vlan_exit_net(struct net *net)
 {
-	rtnl_kill_links(net, &vlan_link_ops);
-
 	vlan_proc_cleanup(net);
 }
 
@@ -717,7 +715,7 @@ static int __init vlan_proto_init(void)
 	pr_info("%s v%s %s\n", vlan_fullname, vlan_version, vlan_copyright);
 	pr_info("All bugs added by %s\n", vlan_buggyright);
 
-	err = register_pernet_device(&vlan_net_ops);
+	err = register_pernet_subsys(&vlan_net_ops);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto err0;
 
@@ -742,7 +740,7 @@ err4:
 err3:
 	unregister_netdevice_notifier(&vlan_notifier_block);
 err2:
-	unregister_pernet_device(&vlan_net_ops);
+	unregister_pernet_subsys(&vlan_net_ops);
 err0:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -762,7 +760,7 @@ static void __exit vlan_cleanup_module(void)
 	for (i = 0; i < VLAN_GRP_HASH_SIZE; i++)
 		BUG_ON(!hlist_empty(&vlan_group_hash[i]));
 
-	unregister_pernet_device(&vlan_net_ops);
+	unregister_pernet_subsys(&vlan_net_ops);
 	rcu_barrier(); /* Wait for completion of call_rcu()'s */
 
 	vlan_gvrp_uninit();