1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 7bfea5e9030e..346cbf66534e 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -839,8 +839,12 @@ int dev_change_name(struct net_device *dev, char *newname)
                 strlcpy(dev->name, newname, IFNAMSIZ);
 
         device_rename(&dev->dev, dev->name);
+
+        write_lock_bh(&dev_base_lock);
         hlist_del(&dev->name_hlist);
         hlist_add_head(&dev->name_hlist, dev_name_hash(dev->name));
+        write_unlock_bh(&dev_base_lock);
+
         raw_notifier_call_chain(&netdev_chain, NETDEV_CHANGENAME, dev);
 
         return err;