diff --git a/drivers/vhost/net.c b/drivers/vhost/net.c
index 9b3ca103135f837551e694cb699afa25d2036903..f616cefc95ba74e13bf159c817c49a6fe928fe10 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/net.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/net.c
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ static void handle_tx(struct vhost_net *net)
 	size_t hdr_size;
 	struct socket *sock;
 
-	/* TODO: check that we are running from vhost_worker?
-	 * Not sure it's worth it, it's straight-forward enough. */
+	/* TODO: check that we are running from vhost_worker? */
 	sock = rcu_dereference_check(vq->private_data, 1);
 	if (!sock)
 		return;
@@ -306,7 +305,8 @@ static void handle_rx_big(struct vhost_net *net)
 	size_t len, total_len = 0;
 	int err;
 	size_t hdr_size;
-	struct socket *sock = rcu_dereference(vq->private_data);
+	/* TODO: check that we are running from vhost_worker? */
+	struct socket *sock = rcu_dereference_check(vq->private_data, 1);
 	if (!sock || skb_queue_empty(&sock->sk->sk_receive_queue))
 		return;
 
@@ -415,7 +415,8 @@ static void handle_rx_mergeable(struct vhost_net *net)
 	int err, headcount;
 	size_t vhost_hlen, sock_hlen;
 	size_t vhost_len, sock_len;
-	struct socket *sock = rcu_dereference(vq->private_data);
+	/* TODO: check that we are running from vhost_worker? */
+	struct socket *sock = rcu_dereference_check(vq->private_data, 1);
 	if (!sock || skb_queue_empty(&sock->sk->sk_receive_queue))
 		return;
 
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.h b/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
index 2af44b7b1f3fc37ace9b9474f677552920253d8e..b3363ae38518c56fad4de8b862918e54a3320b27 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ static inline int vhost_has_feature(struct vhost_dev *dev, int bit)
 {
 	unsigned acked_features;
 
-	acked_features =
-		rcu_dereference_index_check(dev->acked_features,
-					    lockdep_is_held(&dev->mutex));
+	/* TODO: check that we are running from vhost_worker or dev mutex is
+	 * held? */
+	acked_features = rcu_dereference_index_check(dev->acked_features, 1);
 	return acked_features & (1 << bit);
 }