diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.c
index 8934178a23ee..95f82cfb6c54 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.c
@@ -1096,7 +1096,9 @@ static ssize_t show_fw_ver(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, ch
 	struct net_device *lldev = iwch_dev->rdev.t3cdev_p->lldev;
 
 	PDBG("%s dev 0x%p\n", __func__, dev);
+	rtnl_lock();
 	lldev->ethtool_ops->get_drvinfo(lldev, &info);
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", info.fw_version);
 }
 
@@ -1109,7 +1111,9 @@ static ssize_t show_hca(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	struct net_device *lldev = iwch_dev->rdev.t3cdev_p->lldev;
 
 	PDBG("%s dev 0x%p\n", __func__, dev);
+	rtnl_lock();
 	lldev->ethtool_ops->get_drvinfo(lldev, &info);
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", info.driver);
 }