diff --git a/hv-rhel6.x/hv/provider.c b/hv-rhel6.x/hv/provider.c
index 38eb8fcc..4dbac9bd 100644
--- a/hv-rhel6.x/hv/provider.c
+++ b/hv-rhel6.x/hv/provider.c
@@ -2778,6 +2778,7 @@ static int start_bind_nic(void)
 			continue;
 		for (ifa = (idev)->ifa_list; ifa && !(ifa->ifa_flags&IFA_F_SECONDARY); ifa = ifa->ifa_next)
 			hvnd_try_bind_nic(dev->dev_addr, ifa->ifa_address);
+		in_dev_put(idev);
 	}
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
diff --git a/hv-rhel7.x/hv/provider.c b/hv-rhel7.x/hv/provider.c
index cfeee7be..8b5604c5 100644
--- a/hv-rhel7.x/hv/provider.c
+++ b/hv-rhel7.x/hv/provider.c
@@ -2864,6 +2864,7 @@ static int start_bind_nic(void)
 		for (ifa = (idev)->ifa_list; ifa && !(ifa->ifa_flags&IFA_F_SECONDARY); ifa = ifa->ifa_next) {
 			hvnd_try_bind_nic(dev->dev_addr, ifa->ifa_address);
 		}
+		in_dev_put(idev);
 	}
 	rtnl_unlock();