diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 2c49355d16c2..25b4b5d23485 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1300,7 +1300,6 @@ static int rtnl_dump_ifinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	s_h = cb->args[0];
 	s_idx = cb->args[1];
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	cb->seq = net->dev_base_seq;
 
 	/* A hack to preserve kernel<->userspace interface.
@@ -1322,7 +1321,7 @@ static int rtnl_dump_ifinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	for (h = s_h; h < NETDEV_HASHENTRIES; h++, s_idx = 0) {
 		idx = 0;
 		head = &net->dev_index_head[h];
-		hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(dev, head, index_hlist) {
+		hlist_for_each_entry(dev, head, index_hlist) {
 			if (idx < s_idx)
 				goto cont;
 			err = rtnl_fill_ifinfo(skb, dev, RTM_NEWLINK,
@@ -1344,7 +1343,6 @@ cont:
 		}
 	}
 out:
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 	cb->args[1] = idx;
 	cb->args[0] = h;