diff --git a/include/net/tc_act/tc_sample.h b/include/net/tc_act/tc_sample.h
index 0a559d4b6f0f019a872e2afad578fc3cd3d02b1b..b4fce0fae645690207be3b4cd289cf27f8578f03 100644
--- a/include/net/tc_act/tc_sample.h
+++ b/include/net/tc_act/tc_sample.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static inline int tcf_sample_trunc_size(const struct tc_action *a)
 static inline struct psample_group *
 tcf_sample_psample_group(const struct tc_action *a)
 {
-	return rcu_dereference(to_sample(a)->psample_group);
+	return rcu_dereference_rtnl(to_sample(a)->psample_group);
 }
 
 #endif /* __NET_TC_SAMPLE_H */