diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index d42c9ea0c3c0..95ac7568f693 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -6612,12 +6612,13 @@ void netif_napi_add(struct net_device *dev, struct napi_struct *napi,
 		netdev_err_once(dev, "%s() called with weight %d\n", __func__,
 				weight);
 	napi->weight = weight;
-	list_add(&napi->dev_list, &dev->napi_list);
 	napi->dev = dev;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETPOLL
 	napi->poll_owner = -1;
 #endif
 	set_bit(NAPI_STATE_SCHED, &napi->state);
+	set_bit(NAPI_STATE_NPSVC, &napi->state);
+	list_add_rcu(&napi->dev_list, &dev->napi_list);
 	napi_hash_add(napi);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netif_napi_add);
diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index 093e90e52bc2..2338753e936b 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static void poll_napi(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct napi_struct *napi;
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 
-	list_for_each_entry(napi, &dev->napi_list, dev_list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(napi, &dev->napi_list, dev_list) {
 		if (cmpxchg(&napi->poll_owner, -1, cpu) == -1) {
 			poll_one_napi(napi);
 			smp_store_release(&napi->poll_owner, -1);