diff --git a/security/selinux/include/xfrm.h b/security/selinux/include/xfrm.h
index 31d66431be1ece4fa7809e13e9912b3bd70a5682..a0b46531629228745b5229769a5e92f2eb056704 100644
--- a/security/selinux/include/xfrm.h
+++ b/security/selinux/include/xfrm.h
@@ -47,12 +47,10 @@ static inline void selinux_xfrm_notify_policyload(void)
 {
 	struct net *net;
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	down_read(&net_rwsem);
 	for_each_net(net)
 		rt_genid_bump_all(net);
 	up_read(&net_rwsem);
-	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 #else
 static inline int selinux_xfrm_enabled(void)