diff --git a/drivers/net/vxlan.c b/drivers/net/vxlan.c
index 7610c51b33a0..077f1b9f2761 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxlan.c
@@ -1731,6 +1731,14 @@ static int vxlan_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		goto drop;
 	}
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
+	if (unlikely(!(vxlan->dev->flags & IFF_UP))) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		atomic_long_inc(&vxlan->dev->rx_dropped);
+		goto drop;
+	}
+
 	stats = this_cpu_ptr(vxlan->dev->tstats);
 	u64_stats_update_begin(&stats->syncp);
 	stats->rx_packets++;
@@ -1738,6 +1746,9 @@ static int vxlan_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	u64_stats_update_end(&stats->syncp);
 
 	gro_cells_receive(&vxlan->gro_cells, skb);
+
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
 	return 0;
 
 drop: