diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
index 0a9167d..e202ec5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 {
 	struct net_device_context *net_device_ctx = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	struct hv_device *dev = net_device_ctx->device_ctx;
-	struct netvsc_device *nv_dev = net_device_ctx->nvdev;
+	struct netvsc_device *nv_dev = rtnl_dereference(net_device_ctx->nvdev);
 	struct nvsp_message *init_pkt = &nv_dev->channel_init_pkt;
 
 	memset(init_pkt, 0, sizeof(struct nvsp_message));
@@ -549,7 +549,8 @@
 {
 	struct net_device *ndev = hv_get_drvdata(device);
 	struct net_device_context *net_device_ctx = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	struct netvsc_device *net_device = net_device_ctx->nvdev;
+	struct netvsc_device *net_device
+		= rtnl_dereference(net_device_ctx->nvdev);
 	int i;
 
 	netvsc_disconnect_vsp(device);
diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
index 09b07ca..e8e82a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 static int netvsc_open(struct net_device *net)
 {
 	struct net_device_context *ndev_ctx = netdev_priv(net);
-	struct netvsc_device *nvdev = ndev_ctx->nvdev;
+	struct netvsc_device *nvdev = rtnl_dereference(ndev_ctx->nvdev);
 	struct rndis_device *rdev;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@
 			continue;	/* not a netvsc device */
 
 		net_device_ctx = netdev_priv(dev);
-		if (net_device_ctx->nvdev == NULL)
+		if (!rtnl_dereference(net_device_ctx->nvdev))
 			continue;	/* device is removed */
 
 		if (rtnl_dereference(net_device_ctx->vf_netdev) == vf_netdev)
@@ -1589,7 +1589,8 @@
 	 * removed. Also blocks mtu and channel changes.
 	 */
 	rtnl_lock();
-	rndis_filter_device_remove(dev, ndev_ctx->nvdev);
+	rndis_filter_device_remove(dev,
+				   rtnl_dereference(ndev_ctx->nvdev));
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	unregister_netdev(net);