diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
index d6d6fe64887b3cc232d72882750d47770a6c4e37..5e76a96a118eb9ee45330e0fa1632d0267ebeaae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
@@ -2051,11 +2051,13 @@ void mlxsw_core_skb_receive(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-	if (!found)
+	if (!found) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		goto drop;
+	}
 
 	rxl->func(skb, local_port, rxl_item->priv);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return;
 
 drop: