diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/qos.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/qos.c
index d9acc37afe1c..74729bf168b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/qos.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/qos.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ void mlx5e_reactivate_qos_sq(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, u16 qid, struct netdev_que
 void mlx5e_reset_qdisc(struct net_device *dev, u16 qid)
 {
 	struct netdev_queue *dev_queue = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, qid);
-	struct Qdisc *qdisc = dev_queue->qdisc_sleeping;
+	struct Qdisc *qdisc = rtnl_dereference(dev_queue->qdisc_sleeping);
 
 	if (!qdisc)
 		return;