diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c
index 8026daaf940b506678b03a8568d50c8b86862886..9f9832f0dea9545d619cf335cce22d412ec0d882 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c
@@ -367,7 +367,6 @@ int netcp_register_module(struct netcp_module *module)
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto fail;
 	}
-
 	mutex_unlock(&netcp_modules_lock);
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1395,7 +1394,6 @@ static void netcp_addr_sweep_del(struct netcp_intf *netcp)
 			continue;
 		dev_dbg(netcp->ndev_dev, "deleting address %pM, type %x\n",
 			naddr->addr, naddr->type);
-		mutex_lock(&netcp_modules_lock);
 		for_each_module(netcp, priv) {
 			module = priv->netcp_module;
 			if (!module->del_addr)
@@ -1404,7 +1402,6 @@ static void netcp_addr_sweep_del(struct netcp_intf *netcp)
 						 naddr);
 			WARN_ON(error);
 		}
-		mutex_unlock(&netcp_modules_lock);
 		netcp_addr_del(netcp, naddr);
 	}
 }
@@ -1421,7 +1418,7 @@ static void netcp_addr_sweep_add(struct netcp_intf *netcp)
 			continue;
 		dev_dbg(netcp->ndev_dev, "adding address %pM, type %x\n",
 			naddr->addr, naddr->type);
-		mutex_lock(&netcp_modules_lock);
+
 		for_each_module(netcp, priv) {
 			module = priv->netcp_module;
 			if (!module->add_addr)
@@ -1429,7 +1426,6 @@ static void netcp_addr_sweep_add(struct netcp_intf *netcp)
 			error = module->add_addr(priv->module_priv, naddr);
 			WARN_ON(error);
 		}
-		mutex_unlock(&netcp_modules_lock);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1443,6 +1439,7 @@ static void netcp_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *ndev)
 		   ndev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI ||
 		   netdev_mc_count(ndev) > NETCP_MAX_MCAST_ADDR);
 
+	spin_lock(&netcp->lock);
 	/* first clear all marks */
 	netcp_addr_clear_mark(netcp);
 
@@ -1461,6 +1458,7 @@ static void netcp_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *ndev)
 	/* finally sweep and callout into modules */
 	netcp_addr_sweep_del(netcp);
 	netcp_addr_sweep_add(netcp);
+	spin_unlock(&netcp->lock);
 }
 
 static void netcp_free_navigator_resources(struct netcp_intf *netcp)
@@ -1625,7 +1623,6 @@ static int netcp_ndo_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&netcp_modules_lock);
 	for_each_module(netcp, intf_modpriv) {
 		module = intf_modpriv->netcp_module;
 		if (module->open) {
@@ -1636,7 +1633,6 @@ static int netcp_ndo_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&netcp_modules_lock);
 
 	napi_enable(&netcp->rx_napi);
 	napi_enable(&netcp->tx_napi);
@@ -1653,7 +1649,6 @@ static int netcp_ndo_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 		if (module->close)
 			module->close(intf_modpriv->module_priv, ndev);
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&netcp_modules_lock);
 
 fail:
 	netcp_free_navigator_resources(netcp);
@@ -1677,7 +1672,6 @@ static int netcp_ndo_stop(struct net_device *ndev)
 	napi_disable(&netcp->rx_napi);
 	napi_disable(&netcp->tx_napi);
 
-	mutex_lock(&netcp_modules_lock);
 	for_each_module(netcp, intf_modpriv) {
 		module = intf_modpriv->netcp_module;
 		if (module->close) {
@@ -1686,7 +1680,6 @@ static int netcp_ndo_stop(struct net_device *ndev)
 				dev_err(netcp->ndev_dev, "Close failed\n");
 		}
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&netcp_modules_lock);
 
 	/* Recycle Rx descriptors from completion queue */
 	netcp_empty_rx_queue(netcp);
@@ -1714,7 +1707,6 @@ static int netcp_ndo_ioctl(struct net_device *ndev,
 	if (!netif_running(ndev))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	mutex_lock(&netcp_modules_lock);
 	for_each_module(netcp, intf_modpriv) {
 		module = intf_modpriv->netcp_module;
 		if (!module->ioctl)
@@ -1730,7 +1722,6 @@ static int netcp_ndo_ioctl(struct net_device *ndev,
 	}
 
 out:
-	mutex_unlock(&netcp_modules_lock);
 	return (ret == 0) ? 0 : err;
 }
 
@@ -1765,11 +1756,12 @@ static int netcp_rx_add_vid(struct net_device *ndev, __be16 proto, u16 vid)
 	struct netcp_intf *netcp = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	struct netcp_intf_modpriv *intf_modpriv;
 	struct netcp_module *module;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	dev_dbg(netcp->ndev_dev, "adding rx vlan id: %d\n", vid);
 
-	mutex_lock(&netcp_modules_lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&netcp->lock, flags);
 	for_each_module(netcp, intf_modpriv) {
 		module = intf_modpriv->netcp_module;
 		if ((module->add_vid) && (vid != 0)) {
@@ -1781,7 +1773,8 @@ static int netcp_rx_add_vid(struct net_device *ndev, __be16 proto, u16 vid)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&netcp_modules_lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&netcp->lock, flags);
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1790,11 +1783,12 @@ static int netcp_rx_kill_vid(struct net_device *ndev, __be16 proto, u16 vid)
 	struct netcp_intf *netcp = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	struct netcp_intf_modpriv *intf_modpriv;
 	struct netcp_module *module;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	dev_dbg(netcp->ndev_dev, "removing rx vlan id: %d\n", vid);
 
-	mutex_lock(&netcp_modules_lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&netcp->lock, flags);
 	for_each_module(netcp, intf_modpriv) {
 		module = intf_modpriv->netcp_module;
 		if (module->del_vid) {
@@ -1806,7 +1800,7 @@ static int netcp_rx_kill_vid(struct net_device *ndev, __be16 proto, u16 vid)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&netcp_modules_lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&netcp->lock, flags);
 	return err;
 }