diff --git a/net/sched/sch_taprio.c b/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
index 361fe1625e955..50fb2c392fe5c 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
@@ -1890,10 +1890,6 @@ static int taprio_dump(struct Qdisc *sch, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct nlattr *nest, *sched_nest;
 	unsigned int i;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	oper = rcu_dereference(q->oper_sched);
-	admin = rcu_dereference(q->admin_sched);
-
 	opt.num_tc = netdev_get_num_tc(dev);
 	memcpy(opt.prio_tc_map, dev->prio_tc_map, sizeof(opt.prio_tc_map));
 
@@ -1920,15 +1916,20 @@ static int taprio_dump(struct Qdisc *sch, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	    nla_put_u32(skb, TCA_TAPRIO_ATTR_TXTIME_DELAY, q->txtime_delay))
 		goto options_error;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
+	oper = rtnl_dereference(q->oper_sched);
+	admin = rtnl_dereference(q->admin_sched);
+
 	if (oper && dump_schedule(skb, oper))
-		goto options_error;
+		goto options_error_rcu;
 
 	if (!admin)
 		goto done;
 
 	sched_nest = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, TCA_TAPRIO_ATTR_ADMIN_SCHED);
 	if (!sched_nest)
-		goto options_error;
+		goto options_error_rcu;
 
 	if (dump_schedule(skb, admin))
 		goto admin_error;
@@ -1943,6 +1944,9 @@ static int taprio_dump(struct Qdisc *sch, struct sk_buff *skb)
 admin_error:
 	nla_nest_cancel(skb, sched_nest);
 
+options_error_rcu:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
 options_error:
 	nla_nest_cancel(skb, nest);