diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 4812123e0a2c..ff693887ea82 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -1000,7 +1000,9 @@ void batadv_softif_destroy_sysfs(struct net_device *soft_iface)
 static void batadv_softif_destroy_netlink(struct net_device *soft_iface,
 					  struct list_head *head)
 {
+	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(soft_iface);
 	struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface;
+	struct batadv_softif_vlan *vlan;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(hard_iface, &batadv_hardif_list, list) {
 		if (hard_iface->soft_iface == soft_iface)
@@ -1008,6 +1010,13 @@ static void batadv_softif_destroy_netlink(struct net_device *soft_iface,
 							BATADV_IF_CLEANUP_KEEP);
 	}
 
+	/* destroy the "untagged" VLAN */
+	vlan = batadv_softif_vlan_get(bat_priv, BATADV_NO_FLAGS);
+	if (vlan) {
+		batadv_softif_destroy_vlan(bat_priv, vlan);
+		batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref(vlan);
+	}
+
 	batadv_sysfs_del_meshif(soft_iface);
 	unregister_netdevice_queue(soft_iface, head);
 }