diff --git a/security/selinux/netnode.c b/security/selinux/netnode.c
index 28f911cdd7c7..c5454c0477c3 100644
--- a/security/selinux/netnode.c
+++ b/security/selinux/netnode.c
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ static void sel_netnode_insert(struct sel_netnode *node)
 	if (sel_netnode_hash[idx].size == SEL_NETNODE_HASH_BKT_LIMIT) {
 		struct sel_netnode *tail;
 		tail = list_entry(
-			rcu_dereference(sel_netnode_hash[idx].list.prev),
+			rcu_dereference_protected(sel_netnode_hash[idx].list.prev,
+						  lockdep_is_held(&sel_netnode_lock)),
 			struct sel_netnode, list);
 		list_del_rcu(&tail->list);
 		kfree_rcu(tail, rcu);