diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
index af5d897..01ef8ba 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
@@ -961,7 +961,9 @@
 	struct node *n;
 
 	pos = 0;
-	n = rcu_dereference(t->trie);
+	n = rcu_dereference_check(t->trie,
+				  rcu_read_lock_held() ||
+				  lockdep_rtnl_is_held());
 
 	while (n != NULL &&  NODE_TYPE(n) == T_TNODE) {
 		tn = (struct tnode *) n;