1 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/net/tipc/net.c b/net/tipc/net.c
index 719c5924b638..1a2fde0d6f61 100644
--- a/net/tipc/net.c
+++ b/net/tipc/net.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ out:
         return skb->len;
 }
 
-int tipc_nl_net_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int __tipc_nl_net_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
         struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
         struct tipc_net *tn = net_generic(net, tipc_net_id);
@@ -241,10 +241,19 @@ int tipc_nl_net_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
                 if (!tipc_addr_node_valid(addr))
                         return -EINVAL;
 
-                rtnl_lock();
                 tipc_net_start(net, addr);
-                rtnl_unlock();
         }
 
         return 0;
 }
+
+int tipc_nl_net_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+        int err;
+
+        rtnl_lock();
+        err = __tipc_nl_net_set(skb, info);
+        rtnl_unlock();
+
+        return err;
+}