diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
index 8bbf4e5c003208397a33f09f4057cdbf4f6ae823..3886290ae63ef61d7a7e4729113a6fa6ec0f28ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
@@ -2820,15 +2820,13 @@ static void hclge_clear_reset_cause(struct hclge_dev *hdev)
 static void hclge_reset(struct hclge_dev *hdev)
 {
 	/* perform reset of the stack & ae device for a client */
-
+	rtnl_lock();
 	hclge_notify_client(hdev, HNAE3_DOWN_CLIENT);
 
 	if (!hclge_reset_wait(hdev)) {
-		rtnl_lock();
 		hclge_notify_client(hdev, HNAE3_UNINIT_CLIENT);
 		hclge_reset_ae_dev(hdev->ae_dev);
 		hclge_notify_client(hdev, HNAE3_INIT_CLIENT);
-		rtnl_unlock();
 
 		hclge_clear_reset_cause(hdev);
 	} else {
@@ -2838,6 +2836,7 @@ static void hclge_reset(struct hclge_dev *hdev)
 	}
 
 	hclge_notify_client(hdev, HNAE3_UP_CLIENT);
+	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
 static void hclge_reset_event(struct hnae3_handle *handle)