unregister_netdev(net_dev);
                        free_netdev(net_dev);
                }
-               read_lock_irq(&devs_lock);
-               if (list_empty(&br2684_devs)) {
-                       /* last br2684 device */
-                       unregister_atmdevice_notifier(&atm_dev_notifier);
-               }
-               read_unlock_irq(&devs_lock);
                return;
        }
 
 
        if (list_empty(&br2684_devs)) {
                /* 1st br2684 device */
-               register_atmdevice_notifier(&atm_dev_notifier);
                brdev->number = 1;
        } else
                brdev->number = BRPRIV(list_entry_brdev(br2684_devs.prev))->number + 1;
                return -ENOMEM;
 #endif
        register_atm_ioctl(&br2684_ioctl_ops);
+       register_atmdevice_notifier(&atm_dev_notifier);
        return 0;
 }
 
 #endif
 
 
-       /* if not already empty */
-       if (!list_empty(&br2684_devs))
-               unregister_atmdevice_notifier(&atm_dev_notifier);
+       unregister_atmdevice_notifier(&atm_dev_notifier);
 
        while (!list_empty(&br2684_devs)) {
                net_dev = list_entry_brdev(br2684_devs.next);