diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
index 287e327342d1..0dd50c079f29 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
@@ -1737,6 +1737,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(l2tp_tunnel_create);
  */
 int l2tp_tunnel_delete(struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel)
 {
+	l2tp_tunnel_closeall(tunnel);
 	return (false == queue_work(l2tp_wq, &tunnel->del_work));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(l2tp_tunnel_delete);