diff --git a/net/core/lwt_bpf.c b/net/core/lwt_bpf.c
index e7e626fb87bb34f89014cb16e58aaaf132c65417..a49c7baf62f853703592b573496bdce2ef3fbf2d 100644
--- a/net/core/lwt_bpf.c
+++ b/net/core/lwt_bpf.c
@@ -50,10 +50,8 @@ static int run_lwt_bpf(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bpf_lwt_prog *lwt,
 	 * mixing with BH RCU lock doesn't work.
 	 */
 	preempt_disable();
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	bpf_compute_data_pointers(skb);
 	ret = bpf_prog_run_save_cb(lwt->prog, skb);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	switch (ret) {
 	case BPF_OK: