diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
index 2ce4ae0d8dc3b443986d7a7b4177a057f5affaec..d5057401701c1a2a09284e3d61d0fc5d035c0d5b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static struct mr_table *ip6mr_mr_table_iter(struct net *net,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct mr_table *ip6mr_get_table(struct net *net, u32 id)
+static struct mr_table *__ip6mr_get_table(struct net *net, u32 id)
 {
 	struct mr_table *mrt;
 
@@ -136,6 +136,16 @@ static struct mr_table *ip6mr_get_table(struct net *net, u32 id)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static struct mr_table *ip6mr_get_table(struct net *net, u32 id)
+{
+	struct mr_table *mrt;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	mrt = __ip6mr_get_table(net, id);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return mrt;
+}
+
 static int ip6mr_fib_lookup(struct net *net, struct flowi6 *flp6,
 			    struct mr_table **mrt)
 {
@@ -177,7 +187,7 @@ static int ip6mr_rule_action(struct fib_rule *rule, struct flowi *flp,
 
 	arg->table = fib_rule_get_table(rule, arg);
 
-	mrt = ip6mr_get_table(rule->fr_net, arg->table);
+	mrt = __ip6mr_get_table(rule->fr_net, arg->table);
 	if (!mrt)
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	res->mrt = mrt;
@@ -304,6 +314,8 @@ static struct mr_table *ip6mr_get_table(struct net *net, u32 id)
 	return net->ipv6.mrt6;
 }
 
+#define __ip6mr_get_table ip6mr_get_table
+
 static int ip6mr_fib_lookup(struct net *net, struct flowi6 *flp6,
 			    struct mr_table **mrt)
 {
@@ -382,7 +394,7 @@ static struct mr_table *ip6mr_new_table(struct net *net, u32 id)
 {
 	struct mr_table *mrt;
 
-	mrt = ip6mr_get_table(net, id);
+	mrt = __ip6mr_get_table(net, id);
 	if (mrt)
 		return mrt;
 
@@ -411,13 +423,15 @@ static void *ip6mr_vif_seq_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *pos)
 	struct net *net = seq_file_net(seq);
 	struct mr_table *mrt;
 
-	mrt = ip6mr_get_table(net, RT6_TABLE_DFLT);
-	if (!mrt)
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	mrt = __ip6mr_get_table(net, RT6_TABLE_DFLT);
+	if (!mrt) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+	}
 
 	iter->mrt = mrt;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	return mr_vif_seq_start(seq, pos);
 }
 
@@ -2275,11 +2289,13 @@ int ip6mr_get_route(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, struct rtmsg *rtm,
 	struct mfc6_cache *cache;
 	struct rt6_info *rt = dst_rt6_info(skb_dst(skb));
 
-	mrt = ip6mr_get_table(net, RT6_TABLE_DFLT);
-	if (!mrt)
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	mrt = __ip6mr_get_table(net, RT6_TABLE_DFLT);
+	if (!mrt) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return -ENOENT;
+	}
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	cache = ip6mr_cache_find(mrt, &rt->rt6i_src.addr, &rt->rt6i_dst.addr);
 	if (!cache && skb->dev) {
 		int vif = ip6mr_find_vif(mrt, skb->dev);
@@ -2559,7 +2575,7 @@ static int ip6mr_rtm_getroute(struct sk_buff *in_skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 		grp = nla_get_in6_addr(tb[RTA_DST]);
 	tableid = tb[RTA_TABLE] ? nla_get_u32(tb[RTA_TABLE]) : 0;
 
-	mrt = ip6mr_get_table(net, tableid ?: RT_TABLE_DEFAULT);
+	mrt = __ip6mr_get_table(net, tableid ?: RT_TABLE_DEFAULT);
 	if (!mrt) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "MR table does not exist");
 		return -ENOENT;
@@ -2606,7 +2622,7 @@ static int ip6mr_rtm_dumproute(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	if (filter.table_id) {
 		struct mr_table *mrt;
 
-		mrt = ip6mr_get_table(sock_net(skb->sk), filter.table_id);
+		mrt = __ip6mr_get_table(sock_net(skb->sk), filter.table_id);
 		if (!mrt) {
 			if (rtnl_msg_family(cb->nlh) != RTNL_FAMILY_IP6MR)
 				return skb->len;