diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
index 829b26c..8397f6c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
@@ -165,13 +165,17 @@ static int xenvif_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct xenvif *vif = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct xenvif_queue *queue = NULL;
-	unsigned int num_queues = vif->num_queues;
+	unsigned int num_queues;
 	u16 index;
 	struct xenvif_rx_cb *cb;
 
 	BUG_ON(skb->dev != dev);
 
-	/* Drop the packet if queues are not set up */
+	/* Drop the packet if queues are not set up.
+	 * This handler should be called inside an RCU read section
+	 * so we don't need to enter it here explicitly.
+	 */
+	num_queues = READ_ONCE(vif->num_queues);
 	if (num_queues < 1)
 		goto drop;
 
@@ -222,18 +226,18 @@ static struct net_device_stats *xenvif_get_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct xenvif *vif = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct xenvif_queue *queue = NULL;
+	unsigned int num_queues;
 	u64 rx_bytes = 0;
 	u64 rx_packets = 0;
 	u64 tx_bytes = 0;
 	u64 tx_packets = 0;
 	unsigned int index;
 
-	spin_lock(&vif->lock);
-	if (vif->queues == NULL)
-		goto out;
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	num_queues = READ_ONCE(vif->num_queues);
 
 	/* Aggregate tx and rx stats from each queue */
-	for (index = 0; index < vif->num_queues; ++index) {
+	for (index = 0; index < num_queues; ++index) {
 		queue = &vif->queues[index];
 		rx_bytes += queue->stats.rx_bytes;
 		rx_packets += queue->stats.rx_packets;
@@ -241,8 +245,7 @@ static struct net_device_stats *xenvif_get_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 		tx_packets += queue->stats.tx_packets;
 	}
 
-out:
-	spin_unlock(&vif->lock);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	vif->dev->stats.rx_bytes = rx_bytes;
 	vif->dev->stats.rx_packets = rx_packets;
@@ -378,10 +381,13 @@ static void xenvif_get_ethtool_stats(struct net_device *dev,
 				     struct ethtool_stats *stats, u64 * data)
 {
 	struct xenvif *vif = netdev_priv(dev);
-	unsigned int num_queues = vif->num_queues;
+	unsigned int num_queues;
 	int i;
 	unsigned int queue_index;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	num_queues = READ_ONCE(vif->num_queues);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(xenvif_stats); i++) {
 		unsigned long accum = 0;
 		for (queue_index = 0; queue_index < num_queues; ++queue_index) {
@@ -390,6 +396,8 @@ static void xenvif_get_ethtool_stats(struct net_device *dev,
 		}
 		data[i] = accum;
 	}
+
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 static void xenvif_get_strings(struct net_device *dev, u32 stringset, u8 * data)