diff --git a/net/smc/smc_pnet.c b/net/smc/smc_pnet.c
index 0599246c0376..29f0a559d884 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_pnet.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_pnet.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static int smc_pnet_remove_by_pnetid(struct net *net, char *pnet_name)
 	pnettable = &sn->pnettable;
 
 	/* remove table entry */
-	write_lock(&pnettable->lock);
+	mutex_lock(&pnettable->lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(pnetelem, tmp_pe, &pnettable->pnetlist,
 				 list) {
 		if (!pnet_name ||
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static int smc_pnet_remove_by_pnetid(struct net *net, char *pnet_name)
 			rc = 0;
 		}
 	}
-	write_unlock(&pnettable->lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&pnettable->lock);
 
 	/* if this is not the initial namespace, stop here */
 	if (net != &init_net)
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static int smc_pnet_add_by_ndev(struct net_device *ndev)
 	sn = net_generic(net, smc_net_id);
 	pnettable = &sn->pnettable;
 
-	write_lock(&pnettable->lock);
+	mutex_lock(&pnettable->lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(pnetelem, tmp_pe, &pnettable->pnetlist, list) {
 		if (pnetelem->type == SMC_PNET_ETH && !pnetelem->ndev &&
 		    !strncmp(pnetelem->eth_name, ndev->name, IFNAMSIZ)) {
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static int smc_pnet_add_by_ndev(struct net_device *ndev)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	write_unlock(&pnettable->lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&pnettable->lock);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static int smc_pnet_remove_by_ndev(struct net_device *ndev)
 	sn = net_generic(net, smc_net_id);
 	pnettable = &sn->pnettable;
 
-	write_lock(&pnettable->lock);
+	mutex_lock(&pnettable->lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(pnetelem, tmp_pe, &pnettable->pnetlist, list) {
 		if (pnetelem->type == SMC_PNET_ETH && pnetelem->ndev == ndev) {
 			dev_put_track(pnetelem->ndev, &pnetelem->dev_tracker);
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static int smc_pnet_remove_by_ndev(struct net_device *ndev)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	write_unlock(&pnettable->lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&pnettable->lock);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ static int smc_pnet_add_eth(struct smc_pnettable *pnettable, struct net *net,
 	strncpy(new_pe->eth_name, eth_name, IFNAMSIZ);
 	rc = -EEXIST;
 	new_netdev = true;
-	write_lock(&pnettable->lock);
+	mutex_lock(&pnettable->lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(tmp_pe, &pnettable->pnetlist, list) {
 		if (tmp_pe->type == SMC_PNET_ETH &&
 		    !strncmp(tmp_pe->eth_name, eth_name, IFNAMSIZ)) {
@@ -385,9 +385,9 @@ static int smc_pnet_add_eth(struct smc_pnettable *pnettable, struct net *net,
 					     GFP_ATOMIC);
 		}
 		list_add_tail(&new_pe->list, &pnettable->pnetlist);
-		write_unlock(&pnettable->lock);
+		mutex_unlock(&pnettable->lock);
 	} else {
-		write_unlock(&pnettable->lock);
+		mutex_unlock(&pnettable->lock);
 		kfree(new_pe);
 		goto out_put;
 	}
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ static int smc_pnet_add_ib(struct smc_pnettable *pnettable, char *ib_name,
 	new_pe->ib_port = ib_port;
 
 	new_ibdev = true;
-	write_lock(&pnettable->lock);
+	mutex_lock(&pnettable->lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(tmp_pe, &pnettable->pnetlist, list) {
 		if (tmp_pe->type == SMC_PNET_IB &&
 		    !strncmp(tmp_pe->ib_name, ib_name, IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX)) {
@@ -458,9 +458,9 @@ static int smc_pnet_add_ib(struct smc_pnettable *pnettable, char *ib_name,
 	}
 	if (new_ibdev) {
 		list_add_tail(&new_pe->list, &pnettable->pnetlist);
-		write_unlock(&pnettable->lock);
+		mutex_unlock(&pnettable->lock);
 	} else {
-		write_unlock(&pnettable->lock);
+		mutex_unlock(&pnettable->lock);
 		kfree(new_pe);
 	}
 	return (new_ibdev) ? 0 : -EEXIST;
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ static int _smc_pnet_dump(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid,
 	pnettable = &sn->pnettable;
 
 	/* dump pnettable entries */
-	read_lock(&pnettable->lock);
+	mutex_lock(&pnettable->lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(pnetelem, &pnettable->pnetlist, list) {
 		if (pnetid && !smc_pnet_match(pnetelem->pnet_name, pnetid))
 			continue;
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ static int _smc_pnet_dump(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid,
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	read_unlock(&pnettable->lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&pnettable->lock);
 	return idx;
 }
 
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ int smc_pnet_net_init(struct net *net)
 	struct smc_pnetids_ndev *pnetids_ndev = &sn->pnetids_ndev;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pnettable->pnetlist);
-	rwlock_init(&pnettable->lock);
+	mutex_init(&pnettable->lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pnetids_ndev->list);
 	rwlock_init(&pnetids_ndev->lock);
 
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ static int smc_pnet_find_ndev_pnetid_by_table(struct net_device *ndev,
 	sn = net_generic(net, smc_net_id);
 	pnettable = &sn->pnettable;
 
-	read_lock(&pnettable->lock);
+	mutex_lock(&pnettable->lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(pnetelem, &pnettable->pnetlist, list) {
 		if (pnetelem->type == SMC_PNET_ETH && ndev == pnetelem->ndev) {
 			/* get pnetid of netdev device */
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ static int smc_pnet_find_ndev_pnetid_by_table(struct net_device *ndev,
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	read_unlock(&pnettable->lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&pnettable->lock);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ int smc_pnetid_by_table_ib(struct smc_ib_device *smcibdev, u8 ib_port)
 	sn = net_generic(&init_net, smc_net_id);
 	pnettable = &sn->pnettable;
 
-	read_lock(&pnettable->lock);
+	mutex_lock(&pnettable->lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(tmp_pe, &pnettable->pnetlist, list) {
 		if (tmp_pe->type == SMC_PNET_IB &&
 		    !strncmp(tmp_pe->ib_name, ib_name, IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX) &&
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ int smc_pnetid_by_table_ib(struct smc_ib_device *smcibdev, u8 ib_port)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	read_unlock(&pnettable->lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&pnettable->lock);
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ int smc_pnetid_by_table_smcd(struct smcd_dev *smcddev)
 	sn = net_generic(&init_net, smc_net_id);
 	pnettable = &sn->pnettable;
 
-	read_lock(&pnettable->lock);
+	mutex_lock(&pnettable->lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(tmp_pe, &pnettable->pnetlist, list) {
 		if (tmp_pe->type == SMC_PNET_IB &&
 		    !strncmp(tmp_pe->ib_name, ib_name, IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX)) {
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ int smc_pnetid_by_table_smcd(struct smcd_dev *smcddev)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	read_unlock(&pnettable->lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&pnettable->lock);
 
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_pnet.h b/net/smc/smc_pnet.h
index 14039272f7e4..07d3670d786b 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_pnet.h
+++ b/net/smc/smc_pnet.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ struct smc_link_group;
  * @pnetlist: List of PNETIDs
  */
 struct smc_pnettable {
-	rwlock_t lock;
+	mutex lock;
 	struct list_head pnetlist;
 };