diff --git a/net/netrom/nr_route.c b/net/netrom/nr_route.c
index 70480869ad1c..bd2b17b219ae 100644
--- a/net/netrom/nr_route.c
+++ b/net/netrom/nr_route.c
@@ -285,22 +285,14 @@ static int __must_check nr_add_node(ax25_address *nr, const char *mnemonic,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline void __nr_remove_node(struct nr_node *nr_node)
+static void nr_remove_node_locked(struct nr_node *nr_node)
 {
+	lockdep_assert_held(&nr_node_list_lock);
+
 	hlist_del_init(&nr_node->node_node);
 	nr_node_put(nr_node);
 }
 
-#define nr_remove_node_locked(__node) \
-	__nr_remove_node(__node)
-
-static void nr_remove_node(struct nr_node *nr_node)
-{
-	spin_lock_bh(&nr_node_list_lock);
-	__nr_remove_node(nr_node);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&nr_node_list_lock);
-}
-
 static inline void __nr_remove_neigh(struct nr_neigh *nr_neigh)
 {
 	hlist_del_init(&nr_neigh->neigh_node);
@@ -339,6 +331,7 @@ static int nr_del_node(ax25_address *callsign, ax25_address *neighbour, struct n
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	spin_lock_bh(&nr_node_list_lock);
 	nr_node_lock(nr_node);
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_node->count; i++) {
 		if (nr_node->routes[i].neighbour == nr_neigh) {
@@ -352,7 +345,7 @@ static int nr_del_node(ax25_address *callsign, ax25_address *neighbour, struct n
 			nr_node->count--;
 
 			if (nr_node->count == 0) {
-				nr_remove_node(nr_node);
+				nr_remove_node_locked(nr_node);
 			} else {
 				switch (i) {
 				case 0:
@@ -367,12 +360,14 @@ static int nr_del_node(ax25_address *callsign, ax25_address *neighbour, struct n
 				nr_node_put(nr_node);
 			}
 			nr_node_unlock(nr_node);
+			spin_unlock_bh(&nr_node_list_lock);
 
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
 	nr_neigh_put(nr_neigh);
 	nr_node_unlock(nr_node);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&nr_node_list_lock);
 	nr_node_put(nr_node);
 
 	return -EINVAL;