diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/udp_tunnels.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/udp_tunnels.c
index 02dc3123eb6c..9c627433c34a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/udp_tunnels.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/udp_tunnels.c
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ nsim_udp_tunnels_info_reset_write(struct file *file, const char __user *data,
 	struct net_device *dev = file->private_data;
 	struct netdevsim *ns = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	memset(ns->udp_ports.ports, 0, sizeof(ns->udp_ports.__ports));
 	rtnl_lock();
+	memset(ns->udp_ports.ports, 0, sizeof(ns->udp_ports.__ports));
 	udp_tunnel_nic_reset_ntf(dev);
 	rtnl_unlock();