1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/openvswitch/flow_table.c b/net/openvswitch/flow_table.c
index bd14052ed342..3c268b3d71c3 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/flow_table.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/flow_table.c
@@ -158,11 +158,13 @@ void ovs_flow_free(struct sw_flow *flow, bool deferred)
         if (!flow)
                 return;
 
-        ASSERT_OVSL();
-
         if (flow->mask) {
                 struct sw_flow_mask *mask = flow->mask;
 
+                /* ovs-lock is required to protect mask-refcount and
+                 * mask list.
+                 */
+                ASSERT_OVSL();
                 BUG_ON(!mask->ref_count);
                 mask->ref_count--;