diff --git a/drivers/net/vxlan.c b/drivers/net/vxlan.c
index 553908adf3c5..bf9b85d977f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxlan.c
@@ -1229,6 +1229,14 @@ static void vxlan_rcv(struct vxlan_sock *vs, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		}
 	}
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
+	if (unlikely(!(vxlan->dev->flags & IFF_UP))) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		atomic_long_inc(&vxlan->dev->rx_dropped);
+		goto drop;
+	}
+
 	stats = this_cpu_ptr(vxlan->dev->tstats);
 	u64_stats_update_begin(&stats->syncp);
 	stats->rx_packets++;
@@ -1237,6 +1245,8 @@ static void vxlan_rcv(struct vxlan_sock *vs, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	gro_cells_receive(&vxlan->gro_cells, skb);
 
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
 	return;
 drop:
 	if (tun_dst)