diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
index 1756f0ed54cc..cb43a9d28774 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static inline struct net_device *bpq_get_ax25_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct bpqdev *bpq;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(bpq, &bpq_devices, bpq_list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(bpq, &bpq_devices, bpq_list) {
 		if (bpq->ethdev == dev)
 			return bpq->axdev;
 	}
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ static void *bpq_seq_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *pos)
 	if (*pos == 0)
 		return SEQ_START_TOKEN;
 	
-	list_for_each_entry(bpqdev, &bpq_devices, bpq_list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(bpqdev, &bpq_devices, bpq_list) {
 		if (i == *pos)
 			return bpqdev;
 	}
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ static void *bpq_seq_next(struct seq_file *seq, void *v, loff_t *pos)
 		p = ((struct bpqdev *)v)->bpq_list.next;
 
 	return (p == &bpq_devices) ? NULL 
-		: list_entry(p, struct bpqdev, bpq_list);
+		: rcu_dereference(list_entry(p, struct bpqdev, bpq_list));
 }
 
 static void bpq_seq_stop(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
@@ -561,8 +561,6 @@ static int bpq_device_event(struct notifier_block *this,unsigned long event, voi
 	if (!dev_is_ethdev(dev))
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
-
 	switch (event) {
 	case NETDEV_UP:		/* new ethernet device -> new BPQ interface */
 		if (bpq_get_ax25_dev(dev) == NULL)
@@ -581,7 +579,6 @@ static int bpq_device_event(struct notifier_block *this,unsigned long event, voi
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }