diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index d833908b660a..ba45fe237512 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -5247,6 +5247,7 @@ int stmmac_resume(struct device *dev)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
+	rtnl_lock();
 	mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
 
 	stmmac_reset_queues_param(priv);
@@ -5262,6 +5263,7 @@ int stmmac_resume(struct device *dev)
 	stmmac_enable_all_queues(priv);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
+	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	if (!device_may_wakeup(priv->device) || !priv->plat->pmt) {
 		rtnl_lock();