diff --git a/drivers/net/gtp.c b/drivers/net/gtp.c
index 99d3df788ce81e6f423c7458466812607df68ed1..bda0c64134508cf5dd786d3f698bd45884dcce57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gtp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gtp.c
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ static int gtp0_udp_encap_recv(struct gtp_dev *gtp, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			      sizeof(struct gtp0_header);
 	struct gtp0_header *gtp0;
 	struct pdp_ctx *pctx;
-	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, hdrlen))
 		return -1;
@@ -196,26 +195,19 @@ static int gtp0_udp_encap_recv(struct gtp_dev *gtp, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (gtp0->type != GTP_TPDU)
 		return 1;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	pctx = gtp0_pdp_find(gtp, be64_to_cpu(gtp0->tid));
 	if (!pctx) {
 		netdev_dbg(gtp->dev, "No PDP ctx to decap skb=%p\n", skb);
-		ret = -1;
-		goto out_rcu;
+		return 1;
 	}
 
 	if (!gtp_check_src_ms(skb, pctx, hdrlen)) {
 		netdev_dbg(gtp->dev, "No PDP ctx for this MS\n");
-		ret = -1;
-		goto out_rcu;
+		return 1;
 	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	/* Get rid of the GTP + UDP headers. */
 	return iptunnel_pull_header(skb, hdrlen, skb->protocol, xnet);
-out_rcu:
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static int gtp1u_udp_encap_recv(struct gtp_dev *gtp, struct sk_buff *skb,
@@ -225,7 +217,6 @@ static int gtp1u_udp_encap_recv(struct gtp_dev *gtp, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			      sizeof(struct gtp1_header);
 	struct gtp1_header *gtp1;
 	struct pdp_ctx *pctx;
-	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, hdrlen))
 		return -1;
@@ -253,26 +244,19 @@ static int gtp1u_udp_encap_recv(struct gtp_dev *gtp, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	gtp1 = (struct gtp1_header *)(skb->data + sizeof(struct udphdr));
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	pctx = gtp1_pdp_find(gtp, ntohl(gtp1->tid));
 	if (!pctx) {
 		netdev_dbg(gtp->dev, "No PDP ctx to decap skb=%p\n", skb);
-		ret = -1;
-		goto out_rcu;
+		return 1;
 	}
 
 	if (!gtp_check_src_ms(skb, pctx, hdrlen)) {
 		netdev_dbg(gtp->dev, "No PDP ctx for this MS\n");
-		ret = -1;
-		goto out_rcu;
+		return 1;
 	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	/* Get rid of the GTP + UDP headers. */
 	return iptunnel_pull_header(skb, hdrlen, skb->protocol, xnet);
-out_rcu:
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static void gtp_encap_disable(struct gtp_dev *gtp)