diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
index 9de323687342..46102f179955 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
@@ -1366,9 +1366,11 @@ static void ib_device_notify_register(struct ib_device *device)
 	u32 port;
 	int ret;
 
+	down_read(&devices_rwsem);
+
 	ret = rdma_nl_notify_event(device, 0, RDMA_REGISTER_EVENT);
 	if (ret)
-		return;
+		goto out;
 
 	rdma_for_each_port(device, port) {
 		netdev = ib_device_get_netdev(device, port);
@@ -1379,8 +1381,11 @@ static void ib_device_notify_register(struct ib_device *device)
 					   RDMA_NETDEV_ATTACH_EVENT);
 		dev_put(netdev);
 		if (ret)
-			return;
+			goto out;
 	}
+
+out:
+	up_read(&devices_rwsem);
 }
 
 /**