diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index 9d812ba38ff2..8b0908c7e9cc 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -2705,6 +2705,7 @@ static void *neigh_get_idx_any(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *pos)
 }
 
 void *neigh_seq_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *pos, struct neigh_table *tbl, unsigned int neigh_seq_flags)
+	__acquires(tbl->lock)
 	__acquires(rcu_bh)
 {
 	struct neigh_seq_state *state = seq->private;
@@ -2715,6 +2716,7 @@ void *neigh_seq_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *pos, struct neigh_table *tbl
 
 	rcu_read_lock_bh();
 	state->nht = rcu_dereference_bh(tbl->nht);
+	read_lock(&tbl->lock);
 
 	return *pos ? neigh_get_idx_any(seq, pos) : SEQ_START_TOKEN;
 }
@@ -2748,8 +2750,13 @@ out:
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(neigh_seq_next);
 
 void neigh_seq_stop(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
+	__releases(tbl->lock)
 	__releases(rcu_bh)
 {
+	struct neigh_seq_state *state = seq->private;
+	struct neigh_table *tbl = state->tbl;
+
+	read_unlock(&tbl->lock);
 	rcu_read_unlock_bh();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(neigh_seq_stop);