diff --git a/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c b/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
index fd5db8fe9360..a68e95133fcd 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
@@ -619,7 +619,13 @@ out:
 int bpf_percpu_hash_update(struct bpf_map *map, void *key, void *value,
 			   u64 map_flags)
 {
-	return __htab_percpu_map_update_elem(map, key, value, map_flags, true);
+	int ret;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	ret = __htab_percpu_map_update_elem(map, key, value, map_flags, true);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static const struct bpf_map_ops htab_percpu_ops = {