diff --git a/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c b/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c
index e6ed13aee48d..84bfcdf242dd 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@ static void acpi_pci_link_remove(struct acpi_device *device)
 	list_del(&link->list);
 	mutex_unlock(&acpi_link_lock);
 
+	device->driver_data = NULL;
 	kfree(link);
 }