diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
index d1537dcd4df8d0..1b89bc7468de6d 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
@@ -512,10 +512,48 @@ static void vlan_dev_change_rx_flags(struct net_device *dev, int change)
 	}
 }
 
+static int vlan_calculate_locking_subclass(struct net_device *real_dev)
+{
+	int subclass = 0;
+
+	while (is_vlan_dev(real_dev)) {
+		subclass++;
+		real_dev = vlan_dev_priv(real_dev)->real_dev;
+	}
+
+	return subclass;
+}
+
+static void vlan_dev_mc_sync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from)
+{
+	int err = 0, subclass;
+
+	subclass = vlan_calculate_locking_subclass(to);
+
+	spin_lock_nested(&to->addr_list_lock, subclass);
+	err = __hw_addr_sync(&to->mc, &from->mc, to->addr_len);
+	if (!err)
+		__dev_set_rx_mode(to);
+	spin_unlock(&to->addr_list_lock);
+}
+
+static void vlan_dev_uc_sync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from)
+{
+	int err = 0, subclass;
+
+	subclass = vlan_calculate_locking_subclass(to);
+
+	spin_lock_nested(&to->addr_list_lock, subclass);
+	err = __hw_addr_sync(&to->uc, &from->uc, to->addr_len);
+	if (!err)
+		__dev_set_rx_mode(to);
+	spin_unlock(&to->addr_list_lock);
+}
+
 static void vlan_dev_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *vlan_dev)
 {
-	dev_mc_sync(vlan_dev_priv(vlan_dev)->real_dev, vlan_dev);
-	dev_uc_sync(vlan_dev_priv(vlan_dev)->real_dev, vlan_dev);
+	vlan_dev_mc_sync(vlan_dev_priv(vlan_dev)->real_dev, vlan_dev);
+	vlan_dev_uc_sync(vlan_dev_priv(vlan_dev)->real_dev, vlan_dev);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -624,9 +662,7 @@ static int vlan_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(dev, &vlan_type);
 
-	if (is_vlan_dev(real_dev))
-		subclass = 1;
-
+	subclass = vlan_calculate_locking_subclass(dev);
 	vlan_dev_set_lockdep_class(dev, subclass);
 
 	vlan_dev_priv(dev)->vlan_pcpu_stats = alloc_percpu(struct vlan_pcpu_stats);
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index b32797590b40b5..7f1bff869511a6 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4968,6 +4968,7 @@ void __dev_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (ops->ndo_set_rx_mode)
 		ops->ndo_set_rx_mode(dev);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__dev_set_rx_mode);
 
 void dev_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
 {