diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 6dd126a69aa00944019150088e4f44ffefa2ec60..a8e4dd4302853702fef7fb1462fbdeb8a38f45e1 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -3774,8 +3774,6 @@ static int __netif_receive_skb_core(struct sk_buff *skb, bool pfmemalloc)
 
 	pt_prev = NULL;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
-
 another_round:
 	skb->skb_iif = skb->dev->ifindex;
 
@@ -3785,7 +3783,7 @@ static int __netif_receive_skb_core(struct sk_buff *skb, bool pfmemalloc)
 	    skb->protocol == cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_8021AD)) {
 		skb = skb_vlan_untag(skb);
 		if (unlikely(!skb))
-			goto unlock;
+			goto out;
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT
@@ -3815,10 +3813,10 @@ static int __netif_receive_skb_core(struct sk_buff *skb, bool pfmemalloc)
 	if (static_key_false(&ingress_needed)) {
 		skb = handle_ing(skb, &pt_prev, &ret, orig_dev);
 		if (!skb)
-			goto unlock;
+			goto out;
 
 		if (nf_ingress(skb, &pt_prev, &ret, orig_dev) < 0)
-			goto unlock;
+			goto out;
 	}
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT
@@ -3836,7 +3834,7 @@ static int __netif_receive_skb_core(struct sk_buff *skb, bool pfmemalloc)
 		if (vlan_do_receive(&skb))
 			goto another_round;
 		else if (unlikely(!skb))
-			goto unlock;
+			goto out;
 	}
 
 	rx_handler = rcu_dereference(skb->dev->rx_handler);
@@ -3848,7 +3846,7 @@ static int __netif_receive_skb_core(struct sk_buff *skb, bool pfmemalloc)
 		switch (rx_handler(&skb)) {
 		case RX_HANDLER_CONSUMED:
 			ret = NET_RX_SUCCESS;
-			goto unlock;
+			goto out;
 		case RX_HANDLER_ANOTHER:
 			goto another_round;
 		case RX_HANDLER_EXACT:
@@ -3902,8 +3900,7 @@ static int __netif_receive_skb_core(struct sk_buff *skb, bool pfmemalloc)
 		ret = NET_RX_DROP;
 	}
 
-unlock:
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -3934,29 +3931,30 @@ static int __netif_receive_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 static int netif_receive_skb_internal(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	net_timestamp_check(netdev_tstamp_prequeue, skb);
 
 	if (skb_defer_rx_timestamp(skb))
 		return NET_RX_SUCCESS;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_RPS
 	if (static_key_false(&rps_needed)) {
 		struct rps_dev_flow voidflow, *rflow = &voidflow;
-		int cpu, ret;
-
-		rcu_read_lock();
-
-		cpu = get_rps_cpu(skb->dev, skb, &rflow);
+		int cpu = get_rps_cpu(skb->dev, skb, &rflow);
 
 		if (cpu >= 0) {
 			ret = enqueue_to_backlog(skb, cpu, &rflow->last_qtail);
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 			return ret;
 		}
-		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 #endif
-	return __netif_receive_skb(skb);
+	ret = __netif_receive_skb(skb);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -4501,8 +4499,10 @@ static int process_backlog(struct napi_struct *napi, int quota)
 		struct sk_buff *skb;
 
 		while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&sd->process_queue))) {
+			rcu_read_lock();
 			local_irq_enable();
 			__netif_receive_skb(skb);
+			rcu_read_unlock();
 			local_irq_disable();
 			input_queue_head_incr(sd);
 			if (++work >= quota) {