diff --git a/net/can/j1939/j1939-priv.h b/net/can/j1939/j1939-priv.h
index 16af1a7f80f6..74f15592d170 100644
--- a/net/can/j1939/j1939-priv.h
+++ b/net/can/j1939/j1939-priv.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ struct j1939_priv {
 	unsigned int tp_max_packet_size;
 
 	/* lock for j1939_socks list */
-	spinlock_t j1939_socks_lock;
+	rwlock_t j1939_socks_lock;
 	struct list_head j1939_socks;
 
 	struct kref rx_kref;
diff --git a/net/can/j1939/main.c b/net/can/j1939/main.c
index ecff1c947d68..a6fb89fa6278 100644
--- a/net/can/j1939/main.c
+++ b/net/can/j1939/main.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ struct j1939_priv *j1939_netdev_start(struct net_device *ndev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	j1939_tp_init(priv);
-	spin_lock_init(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
+	rwlock_init(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->j1939_socks);
 
 	mutex_lock(&j1939_netdev_lock);
diff --git a/net/can/j1939/socket.c b/net/can/j1939/socket.c
index feaec4ad6d16..a8b981dc2065 100644
--- a/net/can/j1939/socket.c
+++ b/net/can/j1939/socket.c
@@ -80,16 +80,16 @@ static void j1939_jsk_add(struct j1939_priv *priv, struct j1939_sock *jsk)
 	jsk->state |= J1939_SOCK_BOUND;
 	j1939_priv_get(priv);
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
+	write_lock_bh(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&jsk->list, &priv->j1939_socks);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
+	write_unlock_bh(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
 }
 
 static void j1939_jsk_del(struct j1939_priv *priv, struct j1939_sock *jsk)
 {
-	spin_lock_bh(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
+	write_lock_bh(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
 	list_del_init(&jsk->list);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
+	write_unlock_bh(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
 
 	j1939_priv_put(priv);
 	jsk->state &= ~J1939_SOCK_BOUND;
@@ -329,13 +329,13 @@ bool j1939_sk_recv_match(struct j1939_priv *priv, struct j1939_sk_buff_cb *skcb)
 	struct j1939_sock *jsk;
 	bool match = false;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
+	read_lock_bh(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(jsk, &priv->j1939_socks, list) {
 		match = j1939_sk_recv_match_one(jsk, skcb);
 		if (match)
 			break;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
+	read_unlock_bh(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
 
 	return match;
 }
@@ -344,11 +344,11 @@ void j1939_sk_recv(struct j1939_priv *priv, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct j1939_sock *jsk;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
+	read_lock_bh(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(jsk, &priv->j1939_socks, list) {
 		j1939_sk_recv_one(jsk, skb);
 	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
+	read_unlock_bh(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
 }
 
 static void j1939_sk_sock_destruct(struct sock *sk)
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ static int j1939_sk_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int len)
 
 		priv = j1939_netdev_start(ndev);
 		dev_put(ndev);
+
 		if (IS_ERR(priv)) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(priv);
 			goto out_release_sock;
@@ -1078,12 +1079,12 @@ void j1939_sk_errqueue(struct j1939_session *session,
 	}
 
 	/* spread RX notifications to all sockets subscribed to this session */
-	spin_lock_bh(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
+	read_lock_bh(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(jsk, &priv->j1939_socks, list) {
 		if (j1939_sk_recv_match_one(jsk, &session->skcb))
 			__j1939_sk_errqueue(session, &jsk->sk, type);
 	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
+	read_unlock_bh(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
 };
 
 void j1939_sk_send_loop_abort(struct sock *sk, int err)
@@ -1271,7 +1272,7 @@ void j1939_sk_netdev_event_netdown(struct j1939_priv *priv)
 	struct j1939_sock *jsk;
 	int error_code = ENETDOWN;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
+	read_lock_bh(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(jsk, &priv->j1939_socks, list) {
 		jsk->sk.sk_err = error_code;
 		if (!sock_flag(&jsk->sk, SOCK_DEAD))
@@ -1279,7 +1280,7 @@ void j1939_sk_netdev_event_netdown(struct j1939_priv *priv)
 
 		j1939_sk_queue_drop_all(priv, jsk, error_code);
 	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
+	read_unlock_bh(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
 }
 
 static int j1939_sk_no_ioctlcmd(struct socket *sock, unsigned int cmd,