diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index 453b4e741780..097ece8b5c02 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ static void ieee80211_teardown_sdata(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	sdata->fragment_next = 0;
 
 	if (ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sdata->vif))
-		mesh_rmc_free(sdata);
+		ieee80211_mesh_teardown_sdata(sdata);
 }
 
 static void ieee80211_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index 1a2aaf461e98..dcc1facc807c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -905,7 +905,6 @@ void ieee80211_stop_mesh(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	/* flush STAs and mpaths on this iface */
 	sta_info_flush(sdata);
 	mesh_path_flush_by_iface(sdata);
-	mesh_pathtbl_unregister(sdata);
 
 	/* free all potentially still buffered group-addressed frames */
 	local->total_ps_buffered -= skb_queue_len(&ifmsh->ps.bc_buf);
@@ -1403,3 +1402,9 @@ void ieee80211_mesh_init_sdata(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 
 	sdata->vif.bss_conf.bssid = zero_addr;
 }
+
+void ieee80211_mesh_teardown_sdata(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
+{
+	mesh_rmc_free(sdata);
+	mesh_pathtbl_unregister(sdata);
+}
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.h b/net/mac80211/mesh.h
index f298987228c9..26b9ccbe1fce 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.h
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ void ieee80211s_init(void);
 void ieee80211s_update_metric(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 			      struct sta_info *sta, struct sk_buff *skb);
 void ieee80211_mesh_init_sdata(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
+void ieee80211_mesh_teardown_sdata(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 int ieee80211_start_mesh(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 void ieee80211_stop_mesh(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 void ieee80211_mesh_root_setup(struct ieee80211_if_mesh *ifmsh);