diff --git a/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_wwan.c b/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_wwan.c
index 92f064a8f837..3449f877e19f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_wwan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_wwan.c
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ static void ipc_wwan_setup(struct net_device *iosm_dev)
 	iosm_dev->max_mtu = ETH_MAX_MTU;
 
 	iosm_dev->flags = IFF_POINTOPOINT | IFF_NOARP;
+	iosm_dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 
 	iosm_dev->netdev_ops = &ipc_inm_ops;
 }