diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index 1662c0985eca4..f854d41c6c94d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -9260,7 +9260,7 @@ static int __maybe_unused igb_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	return __igb_shutdown(to_pci_dev(dev), NULL, 0);
 }
 
-static int __maybe_unused igb_resume(struct device *dev)
+static int __maybe_unused __igb_resume(struct device *dev, bool rpm)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(dev);
 	struct net_device *netdev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
@@ -9303,17 +9303,24 @@ static int __maybe_unused igb_resume(struct device *dev)
 
 	wr32(E1000_WUS, ~0);
 
-	rtnl_lock();
+	if (!rpm)
+		rtnl_lock();
 	if (!err && netif_running(netdev))
 		err = __igb_open(netdev, true);
 
 	if (!err)
 		netif_device_attach(netdev);
-	rtnl_unlock();
+	if (!rpm)
+		rtnl_unlock();
 
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int __maybe_unused igb_resume(struct device *dev)
+{
+	return __igb_resume(dev, false);
+}
+
 static int __maybe_unused igb_runtime_idle(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct net_device *netdev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
@@ -9332,7 +9339,7 @@ static int __maybe_unused igb_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 
 static int __maybe_unused igb_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
-	return igb_resume(dev);
+	return __igb_resume(dev, true);
 }
 
 static void igb_shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev)
@@ -9448,7 +9455,7 @@ static pci_ers_result_t igb_io_error_detected(struct pci_dev *pdev,
  *  @pdev: Pointer to PCI device
  *
  *  Restart the card from scratch, as if from a cold-boot. Implementation
- *  resembles the first-half of the igb_resume routine.
+ *  resembles the first-half of the __igb_resume routine.
  **/
 static pci_ers_result_t igb_io_slot_reset(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
@@ -9488,7 +9495,7 @@ static pci_ers_result_t igb_io_slot_reset(struct pci_dev *pdev)
  *
  *  This callback is called when the error recovery driver tells us that
  *  its OK to resume normal operation. Implementation resembles the
- *  second-half of the igb_resume routine.
+ *  second-half of the __igb_resume routine.
  */
 static void igb_io_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {