diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
index 5a97f53da8c4..b1ed9254a4b6 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
@@ -328,17 +328,20 @@ int inet6_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 			goto out;
 		}
 
+		rcu_read_lock();
 		if (sk->sk_bound_dev_if) {
 			dev = dev_get_by_index_rcu(net, sk->sk_bound_dev_if);
 			if (!dev) {
 				err = -ENODEV;
-				goto out;
+				goto out_unlock;
 			}
 		}
 
 		/* Reproduce AF_INET checks to make the bindings consistent */
 		v4addr = addr->sin6_addr.s6_addr32[3];
 		chk_addr_ret = inet_addr_type_dev_table(net, dev, v4addr);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+
 		if (!net->ipv4.sysctl_ip_nonlocal_bind &&
 		    !(inet->freebind || inet->transparent) &&
 		    v4addr != htonl(INADDR_ANY) &&