diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 07da7add4845924722cbfa1b9e07fef75e30a989..8edb588291243adce3889f968ae39a89253be2a5 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1633,7 +1633,6 @@ int register_netdevice_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 		goto unlock;
 	if (dev_boot_phase)
 		goto unlock;
-	down_read(&net_rwsem);
 	for_each_net(net) {
 		for_each_netdev(net, dev) {
 			err = call_netdevice_notifier(nb, NETDEV_REGISTER, dev);
@@ -1647,7 +1646,6 @@ int register_netdevice_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 			call_netdevice_notifier(nb, NETDEV_UP, dev);
 		}
 	}
-	up_read(&net_rwsem);
 
 unlock:
 	rtnl_unlock();
@@ -1671,7 +1669,6 @@ int register_netdevice_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 	}
 
 outroll:
-	up_read(&net_rwsem);
 	raw_notifier_chain_unregister(&netdev_chain, nb);
 	goto unlock;
 }
@@ -1704,7 +1701,6 @@ int unregister_netdevice_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 	if (err)
 		goto unlock;
 
-	down_read(&net_rwsem);
 	for_each_net(net) {
 		for_each_netdev(net, dev) {
 			if (dev->flags & IFF_UP) {
@@ -1715,7 +1711,6 @@ int unregister_netdevice_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 			call_netdevice_notifier(nb, NETDEV_UNREGISTER, dev);
 		}
 	}
-	up_read(&net_rwsem);
 unlock:
 	rtnl_unlock();
 	up_write(&pernet_ops_rwsem);