diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
index 0d78727f1a14..d91cbc6c3ca4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -1269,7 +1269,12 @@ static void netvsc_link_change(struct work_struct *w)
 	bool notify = false, reschedule = false;
 	unsigned long flags, next_reconfig, delay;
 
-	rtnl_lock();
+	/* if changes are happening, comeback later */
+	if (!rtnl_trylock()) {
+		schedule_delayed_work(&ndev_ctx->dwork, LINKCHANGE_INT);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	net_device = rtnl_dereference(ndev_ctx->nvdev);
 	if (!net_device)
 		goto out_unlock;