diff --git a/net/sched/sch_taprio.c b/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
index b6b01e85d6237b5adc452db0bbbd7d3ce4bb0da8..a1163a07e95153cde76010a9c8c544b434f4cee5 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
@@ -1599,7 +1599,8 @@ static int taprio_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 
 		taprio_start_sched(sch, start, new_admin);
 
-		rcu_assign_pointer(q->admin_sched, new_admin);
+		admin = rcu_replace_pointer(q->admin_sched, new_admin,
+					    lockdep_rtnl_is_held());
 		if (admin)
 			call_rcu(&admin->rcu, taprio_free_sched_cb);