diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
index db184cb826b9..fe3d23611a29 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
@@ -2896,7 +2896,7 @@ out:
  */
 
 static void *ipmr_vif_seq_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *pos)
-	__acquires(mrt_lock)
+	__acquires(RCU)
 {
 	struct mr_vif_iter *iter = seq->private;
 	struct net *net = seq_file_net(seq);
@@ -2908,14 +2908,14 @@ static void *ipmr_vif_seq_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *pos)
 
 	iter->mrt = mrt;
 
-	read_lock(&mrt_lock);
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	return mr_vif_seq_start(seq, pos);
 }
 
 static void ipmr_vif_seq_stop(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
-	__releases(mrt_lock)
+	__releases(RCU)
 {
-	read_unlock(&mrt_lock);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 static int ipmr_vif_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
index c758d0cc6146..926baaf8661c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ static void ip6mr_free_table(struct mr_table *mrt)
  */
 
 static void *ip6mr_vif_seq_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *pos)
-	__acquires(mrt_lock)
+	__acquires(RCU)
 {
 	struct mr_vif_iter *iter = seq->private;
 	struct net *net = seq_file_net(seq);
@@ -417,14 +417,14 @@ static void *ip6mr_vif_seq_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *pos)
 
 	iter->mrt = mrt;
 
-	read_lock(&mrt_lock);
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	return mr_vif_seq_start(seq, pos);
 }
 
 static void ip6mr_vif_seq_stop(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
-	__releases(mrt_lock)
+	__releases(RCU)
 {
-	read_unlock(&mrt_lock);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 static int ip6mr_vif_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)