diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
index f218bacec001..9d4a35f006c6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
@@ -1438,6 +1438,12 @@ static void ravb_tx_timeout_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct net_device *ndev = priv->ndev;
 	int error;
 
+	if (!rtnl_trylock()) {
+		usleep_range(1000, 2000);
+		schedule_work(&priv->work);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	netif_tx_stop_all_queues(ndev);
 
 	/* Stop PTP Clock driver */
@@ -1470,7 +1476,7 @@ static void ravb_tx_timeout_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		 */
 		netdev_err(ndev, "%s: ravb_dmac_init() failed, error %d\n",
 			   __func__, error);
-		return;
+		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 	ravb_emac_init(ndev);
 
@@ -1480,6 +1486,9 @@ out:
 		ravb_ptp_init(ndev, priv->pdev);
 
 	netif_tx_start_all_queues(ndev);
+
+out_unlock:
+	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
 /* Packet transmit function for Ethernet AVB */