diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c
index 39ae965cd4f6..b0c756b65cc2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c
@@ -882,12 +882,21 @@ static int mac_probe(struct platform_device *_of_dev)
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int mac_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct mac_device *mac_dev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+	platform_device_unregister(mac_dev->priv->eth_dev);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct platform_driver mac_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name		= KBUILD_MODNAME,
 		.of_match_table	= mac_match,
 	},
 	.probe		= mac_probe,
+	.remove		= mac_remove,
 };
 
 builtin_platform_driver(mac_driver);