diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 12a9aad0b057c913fc9ba6e098ef131bf8bd47ae..d8887cc38e7bb134462033b7090d9f040c6a8bb2 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -8018,7 +8018,8 @@ int register_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	rtnl_lock();
+	if (rtnl_lock_killable())
+		return -EINTR;
 	err = register_netdevice(dev);
 	rtnl_unlock();
 	return err;