diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
index 63b92cbb29ad0ad1f0165a738a47efbe0f650e04..058150ff5aa133e6053f7895f18078ba69a7dd9c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
@@ -985,20 +985,21 @@ static inline int update_child_pkey(struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv)
 }
 
 static void __ipoib_ib_dev_flush(struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv,
-				enum ipoib_flush_level level)
+				enum ipoib_flush_level level,
+				int nesting)
 {
 	struct ipoib_dev_priv *cpriv;
 	struct net_device *dev = priv->dev;
 	int result;
 
-	down_read(&priv->vlan_rwsem);
+	down_read_nested(&priv->vlan_rwsem, nesting);
 
 	/*
 	 * Flush any child interfaces too -- they might be up even if
 	 * the parent is down.
 	 */
 	list_for_each_entry(cpriv, &priv->child_intfs, list)
-		__ipoib_ib_dev_flush(cpriv, level);
+		__ipoib_ib_dev_flush(cpriv, level, nesting + 1);
 
 	up_read(&priv->vlan_rwsem);
 
@@ -1076,7 +1077,7 @@ void ipoib_ib_dev_flush_light(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv =
 		container_of(work, struct ipoib_dev_priv, flush_light);
 
-	__ipoib_ib_dev_flush(priv, IPOIB_FLUSH_LIGHT);
+	__ipoib_ib_dev_flush(priv, IPOIB_FLUSH_LIGHT, 0);
 }
 
 void ipoib_ib_dev_flush_normal(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -1084,7 +1085,7 @@ void ipoib_ib_dev_flush_normal(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv =
 		container_of(work, struct ipoib_dev_priv, flush_normal);
 
-	__ipoib_ib_dev_flush(priv, IPOIB_FLUSH_NORMAL);
+	__ipoib_ib_dev_flush(priv, IPOIB_FLUSH_NORMAL, 0);
 }
 
 void ipoib_ib_dev_flush_heavy(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -1092,7 +1093,7 @@ void ipoib_ib_dev_flush_heavy(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv =
 		container_of(work, struct ipoib_dev_priv, flush_heavy);
 
-	__ipoib_ib_dev_flush(priv, IPOIB_FLUSH_HEAVY);
+	__ipoib_ib_dev_flush(priv, IPOIB_FLUSH_HEAVY, 0);
 }
 
 void ipoib_ib_dev_cleanup(struct net_device *dev)