}
 
+static int tcmu_send_dev_remove_event(struct tcmu_dev *udev)
+{
+       struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
+       void *msg_header = NULL;
+       int ret = 0;
+
+       ret = tcmu_netlink_event_init(udev, TCMU_CMD_REMOVED_DEVICE,
+                                     &skb, &msg_header);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       return tcmu_netlink_event_send(udev, TCMU_CMD_REMOVED_DEVICE,
+                                      &skb, &msg_header);
+}
+
 static int tcmu_update_uio_info(struct tcmu_dev *udev)
 {
        struct tcmu_hba *hba = udev->hba->hba_ptr;
        list_del(&udev->node);
        mutex_unlock(&root_udev_mutex);
 
-       tcmu_netlink_event(udev, TCMU_CMD_REMOVED_DEVICE, 0, NULL);
+       tcmu_send_dev_remove_event(udev);
 
        uio_unregister_device(&udev->uio_info);