diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pci.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pci.c
index 404f47ae14b61eeba575dc42bdddd5f4213ee0b5..206a466999ed9a0e3f08c60ec2c0ef4af56cf521 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pci.c
@@ -2287,8 +2287,10 @@ static void fm10k_io_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	/* reassociate interrupts */
 	fm10k_mbx_request_irq(interface);
 
+	rtnl_lock();
 	if (netif_running(netdev))
 		err = fm10k_open(netdev);
+	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	/* final check of hardware state before registering the interface */
 	err = err ? : fm10k_hw_ready(interface);