diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index d44b8f1964fa..4dc93cc4d5b7 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -751,13 +751,10 @@ int dev_change_name(struct net_device *dev, char *newname)
 	else
 		strlcpy(dev->name, newname, IFNAMSIZ);
 
-	err = device_rename(&dev->dev, dev->name);
-	if (!err) {
-		hlist_del(&dev->name_hlist);
-		hlist_add_head(&dev->name_hlist, dev_name_hash(dev->name));
-		raw_notifier_call_chain(&netdev_chain,
-				NETDEV_CHANGENAME, dev);
-	}
+	device_rename(&dev->dev, dev->name);
+	hlist_del(&dev->name_hlist);
+	hlist_add_head(&dev->name_hlist, dev_name_hash(dev->name));
+	raw_notifier_call_chain(&netdev_chain, NETDEV_CHANGENAME, dev);
 
 	return err;
 }