diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c
index f4f1d11eab50..0c1f36404471 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c
@@ -85,9 +85,10 @@ struct ip_tunnel *ip_tunnel_lookup(struct ip_tunnel_net *itn,
 				   __be32 remote, __be32 local,
 				   __be32 key)
 {
-	unsigned int hash;
 	struct ip_tunnel *t, *cand = NULL;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
+	struct net_device *ndev;
+	unsigned int hash;
 
 	hash = ip_tunnel_hash(key, remote);
 	head = &itn->tunnels[hash];
@@ -162,8 +163,9 @@ struct ip_tunnel *ip_tunnel_lookup(struct ip_tunnel_net *itn,
 	if (t && t->dev->flags & IFF_UP)
 		return t;
 
-	if (itn->fb_tunnel_dev && itn->fb_tunnel_dev->flags & IFF_UP)
-		return netdev_priv(itn->fb_tunnel_dev);
+	ndev = READ_ONCE(itn->fb_tunnel_dev);
+	if (ndev && ndev->flags & IFF_UP)
+		return netdev_priv(ndev);
 
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -1259,9 +1261,9 @@ void ip_tunnel_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct ip_tunnel_net *itn;
 
 	itn = net_generic(net, tunnel->ip_tnl_net_id);
-	/* fb_tunnel_dev will be unregisted in net-exit call. */
-	if (itn->fb_tunnel_dev != dev)
-		ip_tunnel_del(itn, netdev_priv(dev));
+	ip_tunnel_del(itn, netdev_priv(dev));
+	if (itn->fb_tunnel_dev == dev)
+		WRITE_ONCE(itn->fb_tunnel_dev, NULL);
 
 	dst_cache_reset(&tunnel->dst_cache);
 }