diff --git a/include/linux/netpoll.h b/include/linux/netpoll.h
index e9e2312..95c9f7e 100644
--- a/include/linux/netpoll.h
+++ b/include/linux/netpoll.h
@@ -57,12 +57,15 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETPOLL
 static inline bool netpoll_rx(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct netpoll_info *npinfo = skb->dev->npinfo;
+	struct netpoll_info *npinfo;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	bool ret = false;
 
+	rcu_read_lock_bh();
+	npinfo = rcu_dereference(skb->dev->npinfo);
+
 	if (!npinfo || (list_empty(&npinfo->rx_np) && !npinfo->rx_flags))
-		return false;
+		goto out;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags);
 	/* check rx_flags again with the lock held */
@@ -70,12 +73,14 @@
 		ret = true;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags);
 
+out:
+	rcu_read_unlock_bh();
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static inline int netpoll_rx_on(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct netpoll_info *npinfo = skb->dev->npinfo;
+	struct netpoll_info *npinfo = rcu_dereference(skb->dev->npinfo);
 
 	return npinfo && (!list_empty(&npinfo->rx_np) || npinfo->rx_flags);
 }
@@ -91,7 +96,6 @@
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = napi->dev;
 
-	rcu_read_lock(); /* deal with race on ->npinfo */
 	if (dev && dev->npinfo) {
 		spin_lock(&napi->poll_lock);
 		napi->poll_owner = smp_processor_id();
@@ -108,7 +112,6 @@
 		napi->poll_owner = -1;
 		spin_unlock(&napi->poll_lock);
 	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 #else