diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 1867a6a8d76d..9bdb8fe5ffaa 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1279,7 +1279,9 @@ int dev_change_name(struct net_device *dev, const char *newname)
 rollback:
 	ret = device_rename(&dev->dev, dev->name);
 	if (ret) {
+		write_seqlock_bh(&netdev_rename_lock);
 		memcpy(dev->name, oldname, IFNAMSIZ);
+		write_sequnlock_bh(&netdev_rename_lock);
 		WRITE_ONCE(dev->name_assign_type, old_assign_type);
 		up_write(&devnet_rename_sem);
 		return ret;