diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 1a3017e5f44c..291ee55b125f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -1117,12 +1117,12 @@ static int i40e_quiesce_vf_pci(struct i40e_vf *vf)
 }
 
 /**
- * i40e_getnum_vf_vsi_vlan_filters
+ * __i40e_getnum_vf_vsi_vlan_filters
  * @vsi: pointer to the vsi
  *
  * called to get the number of VLANs offloaded on this VF
  **/
-static int i40e_getnum_vf_vsi_vlan_filters(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
+static int __i40e_getnum_vf_vsi_vlan_filters(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 {
 	struct i40e_mac_filter *f;
 	int num_vlans = 0, bkt;
@@ -1135,6 +1135,23 @@ static int i40e_getnum_vf_vsi_vlan_filters(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 	return num_vlans;
 }
 
+/**
+ * i40e_getnum_vf_vsi_vlan_filters
+ * @vsi: pointer to the vsi
+ *
+ * wrapper for __i40e_getnum_vf_vsi_vlan_filters() with spinlock held
+ **/
+static int i40e_getnum_vf_vsi_vlan_filters(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
+{
+	int num_vlans;
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_hash_lock);
+	num_vlans = __i40e_getnum_vf_vsi_vlan_filters(vsi);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_hash_lock);
+
+	return num_vlans;
+}
+
 /**
  * i40e_get_vlan_list_sync
  * @vsi: pointer to the VSI
@@ -1152,7 +1169,7 @@ static void i40e_get_vlan_list_sync(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, int *num_vlans,
 	int bkt;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_hash_lock);
-	*num_vlans = i40e_getnum_vf_vsi_vlan_filters(vsi);
+	*num_vlans = __i40e_getnum_vf_vsi_vlan_filters(vsi);
 	*vlan_list = kcalloc(*num_vlans, sizeof(**vlan_list), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!(*vlan_list))
 		goto err;