diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
index 9746ee30a99b..015e24e08909 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
@@ -2363,12 +2363,10 @@ static void __net_exit ovs_exit_net(struct net *dnet)
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(dp, dp_next, &ovs_net->dps, list_node)
 		__dp_destroy(dp);
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	down_read(&net_rwsem);
 	for_each_net(net)
 		list_vports_from_net(net, dnet, &head);
 	up_read(&net_rwsem);
-	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	/* Detach all vports from given namespace. */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(vport, vport_next, &head, detach_list) {