diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index 99ceb91..31eb837 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
 {
 	spin_lock_bh(&dev->xmit_lock);
 	if (del_timer(&dev->watchdog_timer))
-		__dev_put(dev);
+		dev_put(dev);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&dev->xmit_lock);
 }