diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team_core.c b/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
index 0c87f9972457..f51388d50307 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
@@ -534,21 +534,23 @@ static void team_adjust_ops(struct team *team)
 
 	if (!team->tx_en_port_count || !team_is_mode_set(team) ||
 	    !team->mode->ops->transmit)
-		team->ops.transmit = team_dummy_transmit;
+		WRITE_ONCE(team->ops.transmit, team_dummy_transmit);
 	else
-		team->ops.transmit = team->mode->ops->transmit;
+		WRITE_ONCE(team->ops.transmit, team->mode->ops->transmit);
 
 	if (!team->rx_en_port_count || !team_is_mode_set(team) ||
 	    !team->mode->ops->receive)
-		team->ops.receive = team_dummy_receive;
+		WRITE_ONCE(team->ops.receive, team_dummy_receive);
 	else
-		team->ops.receive = team->mode->ops->receive;
+		WRITE_ONCE(team->ops.receive, team->mode->ops->receive);
 }
 
 /*
- * We can benefit from the fact that it's ensured no port is present
- * at the time of mode change. Therefore no packets are in fly so there's no
- * need to set mode operations in any special way.
+ * team_change_mode() ensures no ports are present during mode change,
+ * but lockless readers can still reach team_xmit().  Avoid touching
+ * transmit/receive -- they are already set to dummies by
+ * team_adjust_ops() since no ports are enabled.  synchronize_net()
+ * drains in-flight readers before destroying old mode state.
  */
 static int __team_change_mode(struct team *team,
 			      const struct team_mode *new_mode)
@@ -557,9 +559,21 @@ static int __team_change_mode(struct team *team,
 	if (team_is_mode_set(team)) {
 		void (*exit_op)(struct team *team) = team->ops.exit;
 
-		/* Clear ops area so no callback is called any longer */
-		memset(&team->ops, 0, sizeof(struct team_mode_ops));
-		team_adjust_ops(team);
+		/* Clear cold-path ops used only under RTNL.  transmit and
+		 * receive are already dummies (no ports) so leave them
+		 * alone -- overwriting them is the source of the race.
+		 */
+		team->ops.init = NULL;
+		team->ops.exit = NULL;
+		team->ops.port_enter = NULL;
+		team->ops.port_leave = NULL;
+		team->ops.port_change_dev_addr = NULL;
+		team->ops.port_tx_disabled = NULL;
+
+		/* Wait for in-flight readers before tearing down mode
+		 * state they may reference.
+		 */
+		synchronize_net();
 
 		if (exit_op)
 			exit_op(team);
@@ -582,7 +596,12 @@ static int __team_change_mode(struct team *team,
 	}
 
 	team->mode = new_mode;
-	memcpy(&team->ops, new_mode->ops, sizeof(struct team_mode_ops));
+	team->ops.init = new_mode->ops->init;
+	team->ops.exit = new_mode->ops->exit;
+	team->ops.port_enter = new_mode->ops->port_enter;
+	team->ops.port_leave = new_mode->ops->port_leave;
+	team->ops.port_change_dev_addr = new_mode->ops->port_change_dev_addr;
+	team->ops.port_tx_disabled = new_mode->ops->port_tx_disabled;
 	team_adjust_ops(team);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -743,7 +762,7 @@ static rx_handler_result_t team_handle_frame(struct sk_buff **pskb)
 		/* allow exact match delivery for disabled ports */
 		res = RX_HANDLER_EXACT;
 	} else {
-		res = team->ops.receive(team, port, skb);
+		res = READ_ONCE(team->ops.receive)(team, port, skb);
 	}
 	if (res == RX_HANDLER_ANOTHER) {
 		struct team_pcpu_stats *pcpu_stats;
@@ -1845,7 +1864,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t team_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
 	tx_success = team_queue_override_transmit(team, skb);
 	if (!tx_success)
-		tx_success = team->ops.transmit(team, skb);
+		tx_success = READ_ONCE(team->ops.transmit)(team, skb);
 	if (tx_success) {
 		struct team_pcpu_stats *pcpu_stats;