diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index dac7c01f8332..9e2be8c45c2d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -4836,7 +4836,9 @@ static int ixgbe_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	pci_wake_from_d3(pdev, false);
 
+	rtnl_lock();
 	err = ixgbe_init_interrupt_scheme(adapter);
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	if (err) {
 		e_dev_err("Cannot initialize interrupts for device\n");
 		return err;