diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
index def0538e2413..4aa8a190bd1d 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
@@ -256,10 +256,12 @@ static void __net_exit ip6mr_rules_exit(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct mr6_table *mrt, *next;
 
+	rtnl_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(mrt, next, &net->ipv6.mr6_tables, list) {
 		list_del(&mrt->list);
 		ip6mr_free_table(mrt);
 	}
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	fib_rules_unregister(net->ipv6.mr6_rules_ops);
 }
 #else
@@ -286,7 +288,10 @@ static int __net_init ip6mr_rules_init(struct net *net)
 
 static void __net_exit ip6mr_rules_exit(struct net *net)
 {
+	rtnl_lock();
 	ip6mr_free_table(net->ipv6.mrt6);
+	net->ipv6.mrt6 = NULL;
+	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 #endif