diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h b/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h
index 3b3ecf237a125a7f3c31b6fd4e5984eecf397cdb..591af71eae56803d936b503d77a17460a43e38b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h
@@ -644,12 +644,6 @@ struct netvsc_reconfig {
 	u32 event;
 };
 
-struct garp_wrk {
-	struct work_struct dwrk;
-	struct net_device *netdev;
-	struct net_device_context *net_device_ctx;
-};
-
 /* The context of the netvsc device  */
 struct net_device_context {
 	/* point back to our device context */
@@ -667,7 +661,6 @@ struct net_device_context {
 
 	struct work_struct work;
 	u32 msg_enable; /* debug level */
-	struct garp_wrk gwrk;
 
 	struct netvsc_stats __percpu *tx_stats;
 	struct netvsc_stats __percpu *rx_stats;
diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
index 794139ba31ab9d7a44ccf36458b0eb9398c05639..70317fa24cde8e74db7d785affee239b3214496c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -1151,17 +1151,6 @@ static void netvsc_free_netdev(struct net_device *netdev)
 	free_netdev(netdev);
 }
 
-static void netvsc_notify_peers(struct work_struct *wrk)
-{
-	struct garp_wrk *gwrk;
-
-	gwrk = container_of(wrk, struct garp_wrk, dwrk);
-
-	netdev_notify_peers(gwrk->netdev);
-
-	atomic_dec(&gwrk->net_device_ctx->vf_use_cnt);
-}
-
 static struct net_device *get_netvsc_net_device(char *mac)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev, *found = NULL;
@@ -1253,15 +1242,8 @@ static int netvsc_vf_up(struct net_device *vf_netdev)
 
 	netif_carrier_off(ndev);
 
-	/*
-	 * Now notify peers. We are scheduling work to
-	 * notify peers; take a reference to prevent
-	 * the VF interface from vanishing.
-	 */
-	atomic_inc(&net_device_ctx->vf_use_cnt);
-	net_device_ctx->gwrk.netdev = vf_netdev;
-	net_device_ctx->gwrk.net_device_ctx = net_device_ctx;
-	schedule_work(&net_device_ctx->gwrk.dwrk);
+	/* Now notify peers through VF device. */
+	call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS, vf_netdev);
 
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
@@ -1300,13 +1282,9 @@ static int netvsc_vf_down(struct net_device *vf_netdev)
 	netdev_info(ndev, "Data path switched from VF: %s\n", vf_netdev->name);
 	rndis_filter_close(netvsc_dev);
 	netif_carrier_on(ndev);
-	/*
-	 * Notify peers.
-	 */
-	atomic_inc(&net_device_ctx->vf_use_cnt);
-	net_device_ctx->gwrk.netdev = ndev;
-	net_device_ctx->gwrk.net_device_ctx = net_device_ctx;
-	schedule_work(&net_device_ctx->gwrk.dwrk);
+
+	/* Now notify peers through netvsc device. */
+	call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS, ndev);
 
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
@@ -1378,7 +1356,6 @@ static int netvsc_probe(struct hv_device *dev,
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&net_device_ctx->dwork, netvsc_link_change);
 	INIT_WORK(&net_device_ctx->work, do_set_multicast);
-	INIT_WORK(&net_device_ctx->gwrk.dwrk, netvsc_notify_peers);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&net_device_ctx->lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&net_device_ctx->reconfig_events);