diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
index 9282544..bc40115 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
@@ -278,10 +278,12 @@
 {
 	struct mr_table *mrt, *next;
 
+	rtnl_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(mrt, next, &net->ipv4.mr_tables, list) {
 		list_del(&mrt->list);
 		ipmr_free_table(mrt);
 	}
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	fib_rules_unregister(net->ipv4.mr_rules_ops);
 }
 #else
@@ -308,7 +310,10 @@
 
 static void __net_exit ipmr_rules_exit(struct net *net)
 {
+	rtnl_lock();
 	ipmr_free_table(net->ipv4.mrt);
+	net->ipv4.mrt = NULL;
+	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 #endif