diff --git a/net/core/netdev-genl.c b/net/core/netdev-genl.c
index 3c3adf7e75f1..4b55fb87e865 100644
--- a/net/core/netdev-genl.c
+++ b/net/core/netdev-genl.c
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ int netdev_nl_napi_get_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	rtnl_lock();
+	rcu_read_lock();
 
 	napi = napi_by_id(napi_id);
 	if (napi) {
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ int netdev_nl_napi_get_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		err = -ENOENT;
 	}
 
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	if (err)