diff --git a/drivers/net/macvtap.c b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
index 3381c4f91a8c..0c6adaaf898c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvtap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
@@ -112,17 +112,15 @@ static int macvtap_enable_queue(struct net_device *dev, struct file *file,
 	return err;
 }
 
+/* Requires RTNL */
 static int macvtap_set_queue(struct net_device *dev, struct file *file,
 			     struct macvtap_queue *q)
 {
 	struct macvlan_dev *vlan = netdev_priv(dev);
-	int err = -EBUSY;
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	if (vlan->numqueues == MAX_MACVTAP_QUEUES)
-		goto out;
+		return -EBUSY;
 
-	err = 0;
 	rcu_assign_pointer(q->vlan, vlan);
 	rcu_assign_pointer(vlan->taps[vlan->numvtaps], q);
 	sock_hold(&q->sk);
@@ -136,9 +134,7 @@ static int macvtap_set_queue(struct net_device *dev, struct file *file,
 	vlan->numvtaps++;
 	vlan->numqueues++;
 
-out:
-	rtnl_unlock();
-	return err;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int macvtap_disable_queue(struct macvtap_queue *q)
@@ -454,11 +450,12 @@ static void macvtap_sock_destruct(struct sock *sk)
 static int macvtap_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct net *net = current->nsproxy->net_ns;
-	struct net_device *dev = dev_get_by_macvtap_minor(iminor(inode));
+	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct macvtap_queue *q;
-	int err;
+	int err = -ENODEV;
 
-	err = -ENODEV;
+	rtnl_lock();
+	dev = dev_get_by_macvtap_minor(iminor(inode));
 	if (!dev)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -498,6 +495,7 @@ static int macvtap_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	if (dev)
 		dev_put(dev);
 
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	return err;
 }