diff --git a/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_wwan.c b/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_wwan.c
index 4712f01a7e33..3d70b34f96e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_wwan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_wwan.c
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ 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;
 }