diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 0640d2a..bc857fe 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1466,8 +1466,7 @@
 
 int call_netdevice_notifiers(unsigned long val, struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	if (val != NETDEV_UNREGISTER_FINAL)
-		ASSERT_RTNL();
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
 	return raw_notifier_call_chain(&netdev_chain, val, dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_netdevice_notifiers);
@@ -5782,7 +5781,11 @@
 
 			/* Rebroadcast unregister notification */
 			call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_UNREGISTER, dev);
+
+			__rtnl_unlock();
 			rcu_barrier();
+			rtnl_lock();
+
 			call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_UNREGISTER_FINAL, dev);
 			if (test_bit(__LINK_STATE_LINKWATCH_PENDING,
 				     &dev->state)) {
@@ -5855,7 +5858,9 @@
 			= list_first_entry(&list, struct net_device, todo_list);
 		list_del(&dev->todo_list);
 
+		rtnl_lock();
 		call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_UNREGISTER_FINAL, dev);
+		__rtnl_unlock();
 
 		if (unlikely(dev->reg_state != NETREG_UNREGISTERING)) {
 			pr_err("network todo '%s' but state %d\n",