1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c b/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c
index 61af02b4c9d8..2e720f26ca83 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c
@@ -295,7 +295,9 @@ static void emac_rx_disable(struct emac_instance *dev)
 static inline void emac_netif_stop(struct emac_instance *dev)
 {
         netif_tx_lock_bh(dev->ndev);
+        netif_addr_lock(dev->ndev);
         dev->no_mcast = 1;
+        netif_addr_unlock(dev->ndev);
         netif_tx_unlock_bh(dev->ndev);
         dev->ndev->trans_start = jiffies;       /* prevent tx timeout */
         mal_poll_disable(dev->mal, &dev->commac);
@@ -305,9 +307,11 @@ static inline void emac_netif_stop(struct emac_instance *dev)
 static inline void emac_netif_start(struct emac_instance *dev)
 {
         netif_tx_lock_bh(dev->ndev);
+        netif_addr_lock(dev->ndev);
         dev->no_mcast = 0;
         if (dev->mcast_pending && netif_running(dev->ndev))
                 __emac_set_multicast_list(dev);
+        netif_addr_unlock(dev->ndev);
         netif_tx_unlock_bh(dev->ndev);
 
         netif_wake_queue(dev->ndev);