diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
index 631a03136fa1..4fc5d0bebd85 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
@@ -1532,6 +1532,12 @@ static int ovs_flow_cmd_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Not needed for safety. Stops every spin_unlock_bh() in
+	 * ovs_flow_stats_get() from running the softirq backlog.
+	 */
+	local_bh_disable();
+
 	ti = rcu_dereference(dp->table.ti);
 	for (;;) {
 		struct sw_flow *flow;
@@ -1552,6 +1558,8 @@ static int ovs_flow_cmd_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 		cb->args[0] = bucket;
 		cb->args[1] = obj;
 	}
+
+	local_bh_enable();
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return skb->len;
 }