diff --git a/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c b/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
index ff1be16..bad8128 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
@@ -165,8 +165,19 @@
 	struct vmbus_channel *channel = container_of(work,
 						     struct vmbus_channel,
 						     work);
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct vmbus_channel_relid_released msg;
 
 	vmbus_device_unregister(channel->device_obj);
+	memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_relid_released));
+	msg.child_relid = channel->offermsg.child_relid;
+	msg.header.msgtype = CHANNELMSG_RELID_RELEASED;
+	vmbus_post_msg(&msg, sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_relid_released));
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&vmbus_connection.channel_lock, flags);
+	list_del(&channel->listentry);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vmbus_connection.channel_lock, flags);
+	free_channel(channel);
 }
 
 void vmbus_free_channels(void)