1 files changed, 3 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.c b/net/tipc/bearer.c
index 3fef7eb776dc..dfb4c7fe4865 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bearer.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bearer.c
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ static int tipc_l2_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *buf, struct net_device *dev,
         }
 
         rcu_read_lock();
-        b_ptr = rcu_dereference(dev->tipc_ptr);
+        b_ptr = rcu_dereference_rtnl(dev->tipc_ptr);
         if (likely(b_ptr)) {
                 if (likely(buf->pkt_type <= PACKET_BROADCAST)) {
                         buf->next = NULL;
@@ -568,12 +568,9 @@ static int tipc_l2_device_event(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long evt,
         if (!net_eq(dev_net(dev), &init_net))
                 return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
-        rcu_read_lock();
-        b_ptr = rcu_dereference(dev->tipc_ptr);
-        if (!b_ptr) {
-                rcu_read_unlock();
+        b_ptr = rtnl_dereference(dev->tipc_ptr);
+        if (!b_ptr)
                 return NOTIFY_DONE;
-        }
 
         b_ptr->mtu = dev->mtu;
 
@@ -595,8 +592,6 @@ static int tipc_l2_device_event(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long evt,
                 tipc_disable_bearer(b_ptr->name);
                 break;
         }
-        rcu_read_unlock();
-
         return NOTIFY_OK;
 }