diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_bpf_link.c b/net/netfilter/nf_bpf_link.c
index 6f3a6411f4af..c20031891b86 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_bpf_link.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_bpf_link.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static int bpf_nf_link_update(struct bpf_link *link, struct bpf_prog *new_prog,
 
 static const struct bpf_link_ops bpf_nf_link_lops = {
 	.release = bpf_nf_link_release,
-	.dealloc = bpf_nf_link_dealloc,
+	.dealloc_deferred = bpf_nf_link_dealloc,
 	.detach = bpf_nf_link_detach,
 	.show_fdinfo = bpf_nf_link_show_info,
 	.fill_link_info = bpf_nf_link_fill_link_info,