diff --git a/net/mpls/af_mpls.c b/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
index 3a55a392e021..bac87a6b7e5b 100644
--- a/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
+++ b/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ static struct mpls_route *mpls_route_input_rcu(struct net *net, unsigned index)
 
 	if (index < net->mpls.platform_labels) {
 		struct mpls_route __rcu **platform_label =
-			rcu_dereference(net->mpls.platform_label);
-		rt = rcu_dereference(platform_label[index]);
+			rcu_dereference_rtnl(net->mpls.platform_label);
+		rt = rcu_dereference_rtnl(platform_label[index]);
 	}
 	return rt;
 }