1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index 821d30918cfc..427ded841224 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -366,13 +366,13 @@ static ssize_t wireless_show(struct device *d, char *buf,
         const struct iw_statistics *iw;
         ssize_t ret = -EINVAL;
 
-        read_lock(&dev_base_lock);
+        rtnl_lock();
         if (dev_isalive(dev)) {
                 iw = get_wireless_stats(dev);
                 if (iw)
                         ret = (*format)(iw, buf);
         }
-        read_unlock(&dev_base_lock);
+        rtnl_unlock();
 
         return ret;
 }