diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.c
index 67b0bf310daaafd1f4a6f4b3bf6c64d06d99e10f..090c1e1154aaa09f9293b2742e3f48d2b2cd3fe3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.c
@@ -37,6 +37,21 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(hnae3_unregister_ae_algo_prepare);
  */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(hnae3_common_lock);
 
+/* ensure the drivers being unloaded one by one */
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(hnae3_unload_lock);
+
+void hnae3_acquire_unload_lock(void)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&hnae3_unload_lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(hnae3_acquire_unload_lock);
+
+void hnae3_release_unload_lock(void)
+{
+	mutex_unlock(&hnae3_unload_lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(hnae3_release_unload_lock);
+
 static bool hnae3_client_match(enum hnae3_client_type client_type)
 {
 	if (client_type == HNAE3_CLIENT_KNIC ||
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.h
index aaf1f42624a79b609e617b2700b0af82a2c5d81b..92991261ec3ee9270fe847cde341eb49411343a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.h
@@ -946,4 +946,6 @@ int hnae3_register_client(struct hnae3_client *client);
 void hnae3_set_client_init_flag(struct hnae3_client *client,
 				struct hnae3_ae_dev *ae_dev,
 				unsigned int inited);
+void hnae3_acquire_unload_lock(void);
+void hnae3_release_unload_lock(void);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
index fc8f77d393300fad37018d39263a615965729837..384248200ba2b863bf946ba40db9f14ad66a2ef0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
@@ -6004,9 +6004,11 @@ module_init(hns3_init_module);
  */
 static void __exit hns3_exit_module(void)
 {
+	hnae3_acquire_unload_lock();
 	pci_unregister_driver(&hns3_driver);
 	hnae3_unregister_client(&client);
 	hns3_dbg_unregister_debugfs();
+	hnae3_release_unload_lock();
 }
 module_exit(hns3_exit_module);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
index f1ca2cda2961e0d2f95fd211e9ed0b445b69bcf4..45544c57f8249764b4b85e87a1da281e2c020908 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
@@ -12783,9 +12783,11 @@ static int __init hclge_init(void)
 
 static void __exit hclge_exit(void)
 {
+	hnae3_acquire_unload_lock();
 	hnae3_unregister_ae_algo_prepare(&ae_algo);
 	hnae3_unregister_ae_algo(&ae_algo);
 	destroy_workqueue(hclge_wq);
+	hnae3_release_unload_lock();
 }
 module_init(hclge_init);
 module_exit(hclge_exit);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
index 0aa9beefd1c7ee6c53d9f2623069bae00848e77f..0eee7c8095daad8ac6a01656c646f38212747842 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
@@ -3347,8 +3347,10 @@ static int __init hclgevf_init(void)
 
 static void __exit hclgevf_exit(void)
 {
+	hnae3_acquire_unload_lock();
 	hnae3_unregister_ae_algo(&ae_algovf);
 	destroy_workqueue(hclgevf_wq);
+	hnae3_release_unload_lock();
 }
 module_init(hclgevf_init);
 module_exit(hclgevf_exit);