diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.c b/net/8021q/vlan.c
index 8b644113715e..fb3d3262dc1a 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan.c
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ static int vlan_group_prealloc_vid(struct vlan_group *vg,
 	if (array == NULL)
 		return -ENOBUFS;
 
+	/* paired with smp_rmb() in __vlan_group_get_device() */
+	smp_wmb();
+
 	vg->vlan_devices_arrays[pidx][vidx] = array;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.h b/net/8021q/vlan.h
index 953405362795..fa3ad3d4d58c 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.h
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan.h
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ static inline struct net_device *__vlan_group_get_device(struct vlan_group *vg,
 
 	array = vg->vlan_devices_arrays[pidx]
 				       [vlan_id / VLAN_GROUP_ARRAY_PART_LEN];
+
+	/* paired with smp_wmb() in vlan_group_prealloc_vid() */
+	smp_rmb();
+
 	return array ? array[vlan_id % VLAN_GROUP_ARRAY_PART_LEN] : NULL;
 }