diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index 4c34c3287eb4..842bfb4a7cb6 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -924,9 +924,33 @@ static void ieee80211_teardown_sdata(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * The netdev can be unregistered without mac80211 doing it, e.g. by the netdev
+ * core when cfg80211 couldn't move it out of a network namespace that's being
+ * destroyed. Drop it from the interface list either way.
+ */
+static void ieee80211_unlist_sdata(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
+	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *iter;
+
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
+
+	list_for_each_entry(iter, &local->interfaces, list) {
+		if (iter != sdata)
+			continue;
+		guard(mutex)(&local->iflist_mtx);
+		list_del_rcu(&sdata->list);
+		return;
+	}
+}
+
 static void ieee80211_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	ieee80211_teardown_sdata(IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev));
+	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
+
+	ieee80211_unlist_sdata(sdata);
+	ieee80211_teardown_sdata(sdata);
 }
 
 static int ieee80211_netdev_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev,