diff --git a/drivers/net/geneve.c b/drivers/net/geneve.c
index 642155cb8315..a1f674539965 100644
--- a/drivers/net/geneve.c
+++ b/drivers/net/geneve.c
@@ -1907,16 +1907,11 @@ static void geneve_destroy_tunnels(struct net *net, struct list_head *head)
 	/* gather any geneve devices that were moved into this ns */
 	for_each_netdev_safe(net, dev, aux)
 		if (dev->rtnl_link_ops == &geneve_link_ops)
-			unregister_netdevice_queue(dev, head);
+			geneve_dellink(dev, head);
 
 	/* now gather any other geneve devices that were created in this ns */
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(geneve, next, &gn->geneve_list, next) {
-		/* If geneve->dev is in the same netns, it was already added
-		 * to the list by the previous loop.
-		 */
-		if (!net_eq(dev_net(geneve->dev), net))
-			unregister_netdevice_queue(geneve->dev, head);
-	}
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(geneve, next, &gn->geneve_list, next)
+		geneve_dellink(geneve->dev, head);
 }
 
 static void __net_exit geneve_exit_batch_rtnl(struct list_head *net_list,