1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index da14c49284f..c2ff48fa18c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static void inetdev_destroy(struct in_device *in_dev)
                 inet_free_ifa(ifa);
         }
 
-        dev->ip_ptr = NULL;
+        rcu_assign_pointer(dev->ip_ptr, NULL);
 
         devinet_sysctl_unregister(in_dev);
         neigh_parms_release(&arp_tbl, in_dev->arp_parms);
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ static int inetdev_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
         switch (event) {
         case NETDEV_REGISTER:
                 printk(KERN_DEBUG "inetdev_event: bug\n");
-                dev->ip_ptr = NULL;
+                rcu_assign_pointer(dev->ip_ptr, NULL);
                 break;
         case NETDEV_UP:
                 if (!inetdev_valid_mtu(dev->mtu))