diff --git a/net/ipv4/ping.c b/net/ipv4/ping.c
index 409ec2a1f95b..5178a3f3cb53 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ping.c
@@ -1089,13 +1089,13 @@ static struct sock *ping_get_idx(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t pos)
 }
 
 void *ping_seq_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *pos, sa_family_t family)
-	__acquires(RCU)
+	__acquires(ping_table.lock)
 {
 	struct ping_iter_state *state = seq->private;
 	state->bucket = 0;
 	state->family = family;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
+	spin_lock(&ping_table.lock);
 
 	return *pos ? ping_get_idx(seq, *pos-1) : SEQ_START_TOKEN;
 }
@@ -1121,9 +1121,9 @@ void *ping_seq_next(struct seq_file *seq, void *v, loff_t *pos)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ping_seq_next);
 
 void ping_seq_stop(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
-	__releases(RCU)
+	__releases(ping_table.lock)
 {
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+	spin_unlock(&ping_table.lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ping_seq_stop);