diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c
index 2f47cfa7f06e..460ca561819a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c
@@ -1401,14 +1401,15 @@ static int iavf_add_fdir_ethtool(struct iavf_adapter *adapter, struct ethtool_rx
 	if (fsp->flow_type & FLOW_MAC_EXT)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	spin_lock_bh(&adapter->fdir_fltr_lock);
 	if (adapter->fdir_active_fltr >= IAVF_MAX_FDIR_FILTERS) {
+		spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->fdir_fltr_lock);
 		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev,
 			"Unable to add Flow Director filter because VF reached the limit of max allowed filters (%u)\n",
 			IAVF_MAX_FDIR_FILTERS);
 		return -ENOSPC;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&adapter->fdir_fltr_lock);
 	if (iavf_find_fdir_fltr_by_loc(adapter, fsp->location)) {
 		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Failed to add Flow Director filter, it already exists\n");
 		spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->fdir_fltr_lock);
@@ -1781,7 +1782,9 @@ static int iavf_get_rxnfc(struct net_device *netdev, struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd,
 	case ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLCNT:
 		if (!FDIR_FLTR_SUPPORT(adapter))
 			break;
+		spin_lock_bh(&adapter->fdir_fltr_lock);
 		cmd->rule_cnt = adapter->fdir_active_fltr;
+		spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->fdir_fltr_lock);
 		cmd->data = IAVF_MAX_FDIR_FILTERS;
 		ret = 0;
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_fdir.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_fdir.c
index 6146203efd84..505e82ebafe4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_fdir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_fdir.c
@@ -722,7 +722,9 @@ void iavf_print_fdir_fltr(struct iavf_adapter *adapter, struct iavf_fdir_fltr *f
 bool iavf_fdir_is_dup_fltr(struct iavf_adapter *adapter, struct iavf_fdir_fltr *fltr)
 {
 	struct iavf_fdir_fltr *tmp;
+	bool ret = false;
 
+	spin_lock_bh(&adapter->fdir_fltr_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &adapter->fdir_list_head, list) {
 		if (tmp->flow_type != fltr->flow_type)
 			continue;
@@ -732,11 +734,14 @@ bool iavf_fdir_is_dup_fltr(struct iavf_adapter *adapter, struct iavf_fdir_fltr *
 		    !memcmp(&tmp->ip_data, &fltr->ip_data,
 			    sizeof(fltr->ip_data)) &&
 		    !memcmp(&tmp->ext_data, &fltr->ext_data,
-			    sizeof(fltr->ext_data)))
-			return true;
+			    sizeof(fltr->ext_data))) {
+			ret = true;
+			break;
+		}
 	}
+	spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->fdir_fltr_lock);
 
-	return false;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**