diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
index aa33d58b9f81..6ebe88deab62 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
@@ -1584,9 +1584,10 @@ void mlxsw_core_skb_receive(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-	if (!found)
+	if (!found) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		goto drop;
+	}
 
 	pcpu_stats = this_cpu_ptr(mlxsw_core->pcpu_stats);
 	u64_stats_update_begin(&pcpu_stats->syncp);
@@ -1597,6 +1598,7 @@ void mlxsw_core_skb_receive(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	u64_stats_update_end(&pcpu_stats->syncp);
 
 	rxl->func(skb, local_port, rxl_item->priv);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return;
 
 drop: