1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 88f6b2e9b72d..d9dbf871abb8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -4866,10 +4866,12 @@ static int __ixgbe_shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev, bool *enable_wake)
         netif_device_detach(netdev);
 
         if (netif_running(netdev)) {
+                rtnl_lock();
                 ixgbe_down(adapter);
                 ixgbe_free_irq(adapter);
                 ixgbe_free_all_tx_resources(adapter);
                 ixgbe_free_all_rx_resources(adapter);
+                rtnl_unlock();
         }
 
         ixgbe_clear_interrupt_scheme(adapter);