diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
index a3c00ffae8a05efb0995b4082bbcaa03999c66f3..add9f46542fc8265e92182ef477b290881d3677f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
@@ -4666,6 +4666,8 @@ static int efx_ef10_set_mac_address(struct efx_nic *efx)
 
 	efx_device_detach_sync(efx);
 	efx_net_stop(efx->net_dev);
+
+	mutex_lock(&efx->mac_lock);
 	down_write(&efx->filter_sem);
 	efx_ef10_filter_table_remove(efx);
 
@@ -4678,6 +4680,8 @@ static int efx_ef10_set_mac_address(struct efx_nic *efx)
 
 	efx_ef10_filter_table_probe(efx);
 	up_write(&efx->filter_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&efx->mac_lock);
+
 	if (was_enabled)
 		efx_net_open(efx->net_dev);
 	netif_device_attach(efx->net_dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10_sriov.c
index 3c17f274e80200ca8bb08b5a0db62aa34a943af9..a76610ae9fb497f396c0e9b95b3a991561b69636 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10_sriov.c
@@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ int efx_ef10_sriov_set_vf_vlan(struct efx_nic *efx, int vf_i, u16 vlan,
 		efx_device_detach_sync(vf->efx);
 		efx_net_stop(vf->efx->net_dev);
 
+		mutex_lock(&vf->efx->mac_lock);
 		down_write(&vf->efx->filter_sem);
 		vf->efx->type->filter_table_remove(vf->efx);
 
@@ -630,6 +631,7 @@ int efx_ef10_sriov_set_vf_vlan(struct efx_nic *efx, int vf_i, u16 vlan,
 			goto reset_nic_up_write;
 
 		up_write(&vf->efx->filter_sem);
+		mutex_unlock(&vf->efx->mac_lock);
 
 		up_write(&vf->efx->filter_sem);
 
@@ -642,9 +644,10 @@ int efx_ef10_sriov_set_vf_vlan(struct efx_nic *efx, int vf_i, u16 vlan,
 	return rc;
 
 reset_nic_up_write:
-	if (vf->efx)
+	if (vf->efx) {
 		up_write(&vf->efx->filter_sem);
-
+		mutex_unlock(&vf->efx->mac_lock);
+	}
 reset_nic:
 	if (vf->efx) {
 		netif_err(efx, drv, efx->net_dev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
index 902bcf292b0953e9abe6fc3755e8122b7f44387a..130ee176cd4fb561ad940e8e0dd22ab87bb56466 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
@@ -1729,6 +1729,7 @@ static int efx_probe_filters(struct efx_nic *efx)
 
 	spin_lock_init(&efx->filter_lock);
 	init_rwsem(&efx->filter_sem);
+	mutex_lock(&efx->mac_lock);
 	down_write(&efx->filter_sem);
 	rc = efx->type->filter_table_probe(efx);
 	if (rc)
@@ -1767,6 +1768,7 @@ static int efx_probe_filters(struct efx_nic *efx)
 #endif
 out_unlock:
 	up_write(&efx->filter_sem);
+	mutex_unlock(&efx->mac_lock);
 	return rc;
 }