diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/litex/litex_liteeth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/litex/litex_liteeth.c
index ab9fa1525053..fdd99f0de424 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/litex/litex_liteeth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/litex/litex_liteeth.c
@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@ static int liteeth_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct net_device *netdev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	unregister_netdev(netdev);
-	free_netdev(netdev);
 
 	return 0;
 }