diff --git a/extmod/modnetwork.c b/extmod/modnetwork.c
index f5734af9b..527d1729e 100644
--- a/extmod/modnetwork.c
+++ b/extmod/modnetwork.c
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ void mod_network_init(void) {
 }
 
 void mod_network_deinit(void) {
+    #if !MICROPY_PY_LWIP
+    for (mp_uint_t i = 0; i < MP_STATE_PORT(mod_network_nic_list).len; i++) {
+        mp_obj_t nic = MP_STATE_PORT(mod_network_nic_list).items[i];
+        const mod_network_nic_protocol_t *nic_protocol = MP_OBJ_TYPE_GET_SLOT(mp_obj_get_type(nic), protocol);
+        if (nic_protocol->deinit) {
+            nic_protocol->deinit();
+        }
+    }
+    #endif
 }
 
 void mod_network_register_nic(mp_obj_t nic) {
diff --git a/extmod/modnetwork.h b/extmod/modnetwork.h
index e3239c2a0..0a7897faa 100644
--- a/extmod/modnetwork.h
+++ b/extmod/modnetwork.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ struct _mod_network_socket_obj_t;
 typedef struct _mod_network_nic_protocol_t {
     // API for non-socket operations
     int (*gethostbyname)(mp_obj_t nic, const char *name, mp_uint_t len, uint8_t *ip_out);
+    void (*deinit)(void);
 
     // API for socket operations; return -1 on error
     int (*socket)(struct _mod_network_socket_obj_t *socket, int *_errno);