diff --git a/net/openvswitch/flow_table.c b/net/openvswitch/flow_table.c
index fd8a01ca7a2d..2398d7238300 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/flow_table.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/flow_table.c
@@ -462,12 +462,14 @@ static void flow_table_copy_flows(struct table_instance *old,
 		struct hlist_head *head = &old->buckets[i];
 
 		if (ufid)
-			hlist_for_each_entry(flow, head,
-					     ufid_table.node[old_ver])
+			hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(flow, head,
+						 ufid_table.node[old_ver],
+						 lockdep_ovsl_is_held())
 				ufid_table_instance_insert(new, flow);
 		else
-			hlist_for_each_entry(flow, head,
-					     flow_table.node[old_ver])
+			hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(flow, head,
+						 flow_table.node[old_ver],
+						 lockdep_ovsl_is_held())
 				table_instance_insert(new, flow);
 	}