diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 70a9c4b..59109c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -1153,22 +1153,26 @@
 	BUG_ON(vi->num != 0);
 }
 
-static void __devexit virtnet_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
+static void remove_vq_common(struct virtnet_info *vi)
 {
-	struct virtnet_info *vi = vdev->priv;
-
-	/* Stop all the virtqueues. */
-	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
-
-	unregister_netdev(vi->dev);
+	vi->vdev->config->reset(vi->vdev);
 
 	/* Free unused buffers in both send and recv, if any. */
 	free_unused_bufs(vi);
 
-	vdev->config->del_vqs(vi->vdev);
+	vi->vdev->config->del_vqs(vi->vdev);
 
 	while (vi->pages)
 		__free_pages(get_a_page(vi, GFP_KERNEL), 0);
+}
+
+static void __devexit virtnet_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
+{
+	struct virtnet_info *vi = vdev->priv;
+
+	unregister_netdev(vi->dev);
+
+	remove_vq_common(vi);
 
 	free_percpu(vi->stats);
 	free_netdev(vi->dev);