diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
index 58fdc4f8dd4835a54711ea13cc3b9024d5881cc3..3072a5bd35760ad6e91cfd151687bd8dd67d1edb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
@@ -2991,11 +2991,12 @@ static int __maybe_unused ravb_suspend(struct device *dev)
 
 	netif_device_detach(ndev);
 
+	rtnl_lock();
 	if (priv->wol_enabled)
 		ret = ravb_wol_setup(ndev);
 	else
 		ret = ravb_close(ndev);
-
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	if (priv->info->ccc_gac)
 		ravb_ptp_stop(ndev);
 
@@ -3046,12 +3047,16 @@ static int __maybe_unused ravb_resume(struct device *dev)
 		ravb_ptp_init(ndev, priv->pdev);
 
 	if (netif_running(ndev)) {
+		rtnl_lock();
 		if (priv->wol_enabled) {
 			ret = ravb_wol_restore(ndev);
-			if (ret)
+			if (ret) {
+				rtnl_unlock();
 				return ret;
+			}
 		}
 		ret = ravb_open(ndev);
+		rtnl_unlock();
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 		ravb_set_rx_mode(ndev);