diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team_core.c b/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
index ab1935a4aa2c..a12366fd420c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
@@ -1142,31 +1142,37 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev,
 	char *portname = port_dev->name;
 	int err;
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	if (port_dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Loopback device can't be added as a team port");
 		netdev_err(dev, "Device %s is loopback device. Loopback devices can't be added as a team port\n",
 			   portname);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto err_out;
 	}
 
 	if (netif_is_team_port(port_dev)) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Device is already a port of a team device");
 		netdev_err(dev, "Device %s is already a port "
 				"of a team device\n", portname);
-		return -EBUSY;
+		err = -EBUSY;
+		goto err_out;
 	}
 
 	if (dev == port_dev) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Cannot enslave team device to itself");
 		netdev_err(dev, "Cannot enslave team device to itself\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto err_out;
 	}
 
 	if (netdev_has_upper_dev(dev, port_dev)) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Device is already an upper device of the team interface");
 		netdev_err(dev, "Device %s is already an upper device of the team interface\n",
 			   portname);
-		return -EBUSY;
+		err = -EBUSY;
+		goto err_out;
 	}
 
 	if (port_dev->features & NETIF_F_VLAN_CHALLENGED &&
@@ -1174,7 +1180,8 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev,
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Device is VLAN challenged and team device has VLAN set up");
 		netdev_err(dev, "Device %s is VLAN challenged and team device has VLAN set up\n",
 			   portname);
-		return -EPERM;
+		err = -EPERM;
+		goto err_out;
 	}
 
 	err = team_dev_type_check_change(dev, port_dev);
@@ -1185,13 +1192,16 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev,
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Device is up. Set it down before adding it as a team port");
 		netdev_err(dev, "Device %s is up. Set it down before adding it as a team port\n",
 			   portname);
-		return -EBUSY;
+		err = -EBUSY;
+		goto err_out;
 	}
 
 	port = kzalloc(sizeof(struct team_port) + team->mode->port_priv_size,
 		       GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!port)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!port) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_out;
+	}
 
 	port->dev = port_dev;
 	port->team = team;
@@ -1213,7 +1223,9 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev,
 		goto err_port_enter;
 	}
 
+	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
 	err = dev_open(port_dev, extack);
+	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
 	if (err) {
 		netdev_dbg(dev, "Device %s opening failed\n",
 			   portname);
@@ -1292,6 +1304,7 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev,
 
 	netdev_info(dev, "Port device %s added\n", portname);
 
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	return 0;
 
 err_set_slave_promisc:
@@ -1321,7 +1334,8 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev,
 
 err_set_mtu:
 	kfree(port);
-
+err_out:
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	return err;
 }