diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 8a69aed56fca..d426c1beeb76 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -11360,6 +11360,11 @@ int register_netdevice(struct net_device *dev)
 		goto err_uninit;
 	}
 
+	if (netdev_need_ops_lock(dev) &&
+	    dev->netdev_ops->ndo_set_rx_mode &&
+	    !dev->netdev_ops->ndo_set_rx_mode_async)
+		netdev_WARN(dev, "ops-locked drivers should use ndo_set_rx_mode_async\n");
+
 	ret = netdev_do_alloc_pcpu_stats(dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_uninit;
diff --git a/net/core/dev_addr_lists.c b/net/core/dev_addr_lists.c
index 4c9e8a69493f..d73fcb0c6785 100644
--- a/net/core/dev_addr_lists.c
+++ b/net/core/dev_addr_lists.c
@@ -1370,7 +1370,8 @@ void __dev_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (!netif_device_present(dev))
 		return;
 
-	if (ops->ndo_set_rx_mode_async || ops->ndo_change_rx_flags) {
+	if (ops->ndo_set_rx_mode_async || ops->ndo_change_rx_flags ||
+	    netdev_need_ops_lock(dev)) {
 		netif_rx_mode_queue(dev);
 		return;
 	}