diff --git a/net/llc/af_llc.c b/net/llc/af_llc.c
index 5826129..dfd3a64 100644
--- a/net/llc/af_llc.c
+++ b/net/llc/af_llc.c
@@ -316,9 +316,9 @@
 	if (unlikely(addr->sllc_family != AF_LLC))
 		goto out;
 	rc = -ENODEV;
-	rtnl_lock();
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	if (sk->sk_bound_dev_if) {
-		llc->dev = dev_get_by_index(&init_net, sk->sk_bound_dev_if);
+		llc->dev = dev_get_by_index_rcu(&init_net, sk->sk_bound_dev_if);
 		if (llc->dev) {
 			if (!addr->sllc_arphrd)
 				addr->sllc_arphrd = llc->dev->type;
@@ -329,14 +329,15 @@
 			    !llc_mac_match(addr->sllc_mac,
 					   llc->dev->dev_addr)) {
 				rc = -EINVAL;
-				dev_put(llc->dev);
 				llc->dev = NULL;
 			}
 		}
 	} else
-		llc->dev = dev_getbyhwaddr(&init_net, addr->sllc_arphrd,
+		llc->dev = dev_getbyhwaddr_rcu(&init_net, addr->sllc_arphrd,
 					   addr->sllc_mac);
-	rtnl_unlock();
+	if (llc->dev)
+		dev_hold(llc->dev);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	if (!llc->dev)
 		goto out;
 	if (!addr->sllc_sap) {