diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c
index cabcc501b448a3..de187e58dc2b19 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ static struct platform_driver uml_net_driver = {
 
 static void net_device_release(struct device *dev)
 {
-	struct uml_net *device = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct uml_net *device = container_of(dev, struct uml_net, pdev.dev);
 	struct net_device *netdev = device->dev;
 	struct uml_net_private *lp = netdev_priv(netdev);