2 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth.c
index e0c3c58e2ac7..52a91833c4ad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth.c
@@ -4216,12 +4216,10 @@ static irqreturn_t dpni_irq0_handler_thread(int irq_num, void *arg)
 		dpaa2_eth_set_mac_addr(netdev_priv(net_dev));
 		dpaa2_eth_update_tx_fqids(priv);
 
-		rtnl_lock();
 		if (dpaa2_eth_has_mac(priv))
 			dpaa2_eth_disconnect_mac(priv);
 		else
 			dpaa2_eth_connect_mac(priv);
-		rtnl_unlock();
 	}
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
@@ -4513,9 +4511,7 @@ static int dpaa2_eth_remove(struct fsl_mc_device *ls_dev)
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 	dpaa2_dbg_remove(priv);
 #endif
-	rtnl_lock();
 	dpaa2_eth_disconnect_mac(priv);
-	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	unregister_netdev(net_dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.c
index 7bf0c04a4799..8447c58bb6cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.c
@@ -355,7 +355,9 @@ int dpaa2_mac_connect(struct dpaa2_mac *mac)
 	if (mac->pcs)
 		phylink_set_pcs(mac->phylink, &mac->pcs->pcs);
 
+	rtnl_lock();
 	err = phylink_of_phy_connect(mac->phylink, dpmac_node, 0);
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	if (err) {
 		netdev_err(net_dev, "phylink_of_phy_connect() = %d\n", err);
 		goto err_phylink_destroy;
@@ -380,7 +382,9 @@ void dpaa2_mac_disconnect(struct dpaa2_mac *mac)
 	if (!mac->phylink)
 		return;
 
+	rtnl_lock();
 	phylink_disconnect_phy(mac->phylink);
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	phylink_destroy(mac->phylink);
 	dpaa2_pcs_destroy(mac);
 }