1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
index db9a763aaa7f..d29365a232a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
@@ -1581,7 +1581,9 @@ static int xennet_connect(struct net_device *dev)
         if (err)
                 return err;
 
+        rtnl_lock();
         netdev_update_features(dev);
+        rtnl_unlock();
 
         spin_lock_bh(&np->rx_lock);
         spin_lock_irq(&np->tx_lock);