diff --git a/drivers/net/can/slcan.c b/drivers/net/can/slcan.c
index 964b02f321ab..956b47bd40a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/slcan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/slcan.c
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 #include <linux/can.h>
 #include <linux/can/dev.h>
 #include <linux/can/skb.h>
-#include <linux/can/can-ml.h>
 
 MODULE_ALIAS_LDISC(N_SLCAN);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("serial line CAN interface");
@@ -79,6 +78,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(maxdev, "Maximum number of slcan interfaces");
 #define SLC_EFF_ID_LEN 8
 
 struct slcan {
+	struct can_priv         can;
 	int			magic;
 
 	/* Various fields. */
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ struct slcan {
 };
 
 static struct net_device **slcan_devs;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(slcan_lock);
 
  /************************************************************************
   *			SLCAN ENCAPSULATION FORMAT			 *
@@ -369,7 +370,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t slc_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	spin_unlock(&sl->lock);
 
 out:
-	kfree_skb(skb);
+	can_put_echo_skb(skb, dev, 0, 0);
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
@@ -389,6 +390,8 @@ static int slc_close(struct net_device *dev)
 		clear_bit(TTY_DO_WRITE_WAKEUP, &sl->tty->flags);
 	}
 	netif_stop_queue(dev);
+	close_candev(dev);
+	sl->can.state = CAN_STATE_STOPPED;
 	sl->rcount   = 0;
 	sl->xleft    = 0;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&sl->lock);
@@ -400,21 +403,36 @@ static int slc_close(struct net_device *dev)
 static int slc_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct slcan *sl = netdev_priv(dev);
+	int err;
 
 	if (sl->tty == NULL)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	/* The baud rate is not set with the command
+	 * `ip link set <iface> type can bitrate <baud>' and therefore
+	 * can.bittiming.bitrate is 0, causing open_candev() to fail.
+	 * So let's set to a fake value.
+	 */
+	sl->can.bittiming.bitrate = -1;
+	err = open_candev(dev);
+	if (err) {
+		netdev_err(dev, "failed to open can device\n");
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	sl->can.state = CAN_STATE_ERROR_ACTIVE;
 	sl->flags &= BIT(SLF_INUSE);
 	netif_start_queue(dev);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Hook the destructor so we can free slcan devs at the right point in time */
-static void slc_free_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
+static void slc_dealloc(struct slcan *sl)
 {
-	int i = dev->base_addr;
+	int i = sl->dev->base_addr;
 
-	slcan_devs[i] = NULL;
+	free_candev(sl->dev);
+	if (slcan_devs)
+		slcan_devs[i] = NULL;
 }
 
 static int slcan_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
@@ -429,24 +447,6 @@ static const struct net_device_ops slc_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_change_mtu         = slcan_change_mtu,
 };
 
-static void slc_setup(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	dev->netdev_ops		= &slc_netdev_ops;
-	dev->needs_free_netdev	= true;
-	dev->priv_destructor	= slc_free_netdev;
-
-	dev->hard_header_len	= 0;
-	dev->addr_len		= 0;
-	dev->tx_queue_len	= 10;
-
-	dev->mtu		= CAN_MTU;
-	dev->type		= ARPHRD_CAN;
-
-	/* New-style flags. */
-	dev->flags		= IFF_NOARP;
-	dev->features           = NETIF_F_HW_CSUM;
-}
-
 /******************************************
   Routines looking at TTY side.
  ******************************************/
@@ -509,11 +509,8 @@ static void slc_sync(void)
 static struct slcan *slc_alloc(void)
 {
 	int i;
-	char name[IFNAMSIZ];
 	struct net_device *dev = NULL;
-	struct can_ml_priv *can_ml;
 	struct slcan       *sl;
-	int size;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < maxdev; i++) {
 		dev = slcan_devs[i];
@@ -526,16 +523,14 @@ static struct slcan *slc_alloc(void)
 	if (i >= maxdev)
 		return NULL;
 
-	sprintf(name, "slcan%d", i);
-	size = ALIGN(sizeof(*sl), NETDEV_ALIGN) + sizeof(struct can_ml_priv);
-	dev = alloc_netdev(size, name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, slc_setup);
+	dev = alloc_candev(sizeof(*sl), 1);
 	if (!dev)
 		return NULL;
 
+	snprintf(dev->name, sizeof(dev->name), "slcan%d", i);
+	dev->netdev_ops = &slc_netdev_ops;
 	dev->base_addr  = i;
 	sl = netdev_priv(dev);
-	can_ml = (void *)sl + ALIGN(sizeof(*sl), NETDEV_ALIGN);
-	can_set_ml_priv(dev, can_ml);
 
 	/* Initialize channel control data */
 	sl->magic = SLCAN_MAGIC;
@@ -568,11 +563,7 @@ static int slcan_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	if (tty->ops->write == NULL)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	/* RTnetlink lock is misused here to serialize concurrent
-	   opens of slcan channels. There are better ways, but it is
-	   the simplest one.
-	 */
-	rtnl_lock();
+	spin_lock(&slcan_lock);
 
 	/* Collect hanged up channels. */
 	slc_sync();
@@ -600,13 +591,15 @@ static int slcan_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
 
 		set_bit(SLF_INUSE, &sl->flags);
 
-		err = register_netdevice(sl->dev);
-		if (err)
+		err = register_candev(sl->dev);
+		if (err) {
+			pr_err("slcan: can't register candev\n");
 			goto err_free_chan;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Done.  We have linked the TTY line to a channel. */
-	rtnl_unlock();
+	spin_unlock(&slcan_lock);
 	tty->receive_room = 65536;	/* We don't flow control */
 
 	/* TTY layer expects 0 on success */
@@ -616,14 +609,10 @@ static int slcan_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	sl->tty = NULL;
 	tty->disc_data = NULL;
 	clear_bit(SLF_INUSE, &sl->flags);
-	slc_free_netdev(sl->dev);
-	/* do not call free_netdev before rtnl_unlock */
-	rtnl_unlock();
-	free_netdev(sl->dev);
-	return err;
+	slc_dealloc(sl);
 
 err_exit:
-	rtnl_unlock();
+	spin_unlock(&slcan_lock);
 
 	/* Count references from TTY module */
 	return err;
@@ -653,9 +642,11 @@ static void slcan_close(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	synchronize_rcu();
 	flush_work(&sl->tx_work);
 
-	/* Flush network side */
-	unregister_netdev(sl->dev);
-	/* This will complete via sl_free_netdev */
+	slc_close(sl->dev);
+	unregister_candev(sl->dev);
+	spin_lock(&slcan_lock);
+	slc_dealloc(sl);
+	spin_unlock(&slcan_lock);
 }
 
 static void slcan_hangup(struct tty_struct *tty)
@@ -763,18 +754,29 @@ static void __exit slcan_exit(void)
 		dev = slcan_devs[i];
 		if (!dev)
 			continue;
-		slcan_devs[i] = NULL;
 
-		sl = netdev_priv(dev);
-		if (sl->tty) {
-			netdev_err(dev, "tty discipline still running\n");
-		}
+		spin_lock(&slcan_lock);
+		dev = slcan_devs[i];
+		if (dev) {
+			slcan_devs[i] = NULL;
+			spin_unlock(&slcan_lock);
+			sl = netdev_priv(dev);
+			if (sl->tty) {
+				netdev_err(dev,
+					   "tty discipline still running\n");
+			}
 
-		unregister_netdev(dev);
+			slc_close(dev);
+			unregister_candev(dev);
+		} else {
+			spin_unlock(&slcan_lock);
+		}
 	}
 
+	spin_lock(&slcan_lock);
 	kfree(slcan_devs);
 	slcan_devs = NULL;
+	spin_unlock(&slcan_lock);
 
 	tty_unregister_ldisc(&slc_ldisc);
 }
