diff --git a/net/can/bcm.c b/net/can/bcm.c
index 879af085d9bc..04653df3a173 100644
--- a/net/can/bcm.c
+++ b/net/can/bcm.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static int bcm_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 			   (reduction == 100) ? "near " : "", reduction);
 	}
 
-	list_for_each_entry(op, &bo->tx_ops, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(op, &bo->tx_ops, list) {
 
 		seq_printf(m, "tx_op: %03X %s ", op->can_id,
 			   bcm_proc_getifname(net, ifname, op->ifindex));
@@ -903,6 +903,7 @@ static int bcm_tx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 	struct bcm_sock *bo = bcm_sk(sk);
 	struct bcm_op *op;
 	struct canfd_frame *cf;
+	bool add_op_to_list = false;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int err;
 
@@ -1045,8 +1046,7 @@ static int bcm_tx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 		hrtimer_init(&op->thrtimer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC,
 			     HRTIMER_MODE_REL_SOFT);
 
-		/* add this bcm_op to the list of the tx_ops */
-		list_add(&op->list, &bo->tx_ops);
+		add_op_to_list = true;
 
 	} /* if ((op = bcm_find_op(&bo->tx_ops, msg_head->can_id, ifindex))) */
 
@@ -1068,6 +1068,10 @@ static int bcm_tx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 		op->flags |= TX_ANNOUNCE;
 	}
 
+	/* add this bcm_op to the list of the tx_ops? */
+	if (add_op_to_list)
+		list_add_rcu(&op->list, &bo->tx_ops);
+
 	if (op->flags & TX_ANNOUNCE)
 		bcm_can_tx(op);
 
@@ -1211,9 +1215,6 @@ static int bcm_rx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 			     HRTIMER_MODE_REL_SOFT);
 		op->thrtimer.function = bcm_rx_thr_handler;
 
-		/* add this bcm_op to the list of the rx_ops */
-		list_add(&op->list, &bo->rx_ops);
-
 		/* call can_rx_register() */
 		do_rx_register = 1;
 
@@ -1292,10 +1293,12 @@ static int bcm_rx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 					      bcm_rx_handler, op, "bcm", sk);
 		if (err) {
 			/* this bcm rx op is broken -> remove it */
-			list_del_rcu(&op->list);
 			bcm_remove_op(op);
 			return err;
 		}
+
+		/* add this bcm_op to the list of the rx_ops */
+		list_add_rcu(&op->list, &bo->rx_ops);
 	}
 
 	return msg_head->nframes * op->cfsiz + MHSIZ;
@@ -1625,8 +1628,10 @@ static int bcm_release(struct socket *sock)
 		remove_proc_entry(bo->procname, net->can.bcmproc_dir);
 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(op, next, &bo->tx_ops, list)
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(op, next, &bo->tx_ops, list) {
+		list_del_rcu(&op->list);
 		bcm_remove_op(op);
+	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(op, next, &bo->rx_ops, list) {
 		/*
@@ -1657,8 +1662,10 @@ static int bcm_release(struct socket *sock)
 
 	synchronize_rcu();
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(op, next, &bo->rx_ops, list)
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(op, next, &bo->rx_ops, list) {
+		list_del_rcu(&op->list);
 		bcm_remove_op(op);
+	}
 
 	/* remove device reference */
 	if (bo->bound) {