diff --git a/security/selinux/netport.c b/security/selinux/netport.c
index 0b62bd112461..7b9eb1faf68b 100644
--- a/security/selinux/netport.c
+++ b/security/selinux/netport.c
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@ static void sel_netport_insert(struct sel_netport *port)
 	if (sel_netport_hash[idx].size == SEL_NETPORT_HASH_BKT_LIMIT) {
 		struct sel_netport *tail;
 		tail = list_entry(
-			rcu_dereference(sel_netport_hash[idx].list.prev),
+			rcu_dereference_protected(
+				sel_netport_hash[idx].list.prev,
+				lockdep_is_held(&sel_netport_lock)),
 			struct sel_netport, list);
 		list_del_rcu(&tail->list);
 		kfree_rcu(tail, rcu);