diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index a5c47db94846..d06f88312e1e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -1326,6 +1326,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *tun_build_skb(struct tun_struct *tun,
 			err = xdp_do_redirect(tun->dev, &xdp, xdp_prog);
 			if (err)
 				goto err_redirect;
+			rcu_read_unlock();
 			return NULL;
 		case XDP_TX:
 			xdp_xmit = true;
@@ -1358,7 +1359,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *tun_build_skb(struct tun_struct *tun,
 	if (xdp_xmit) {
 		skb->dev = tun->dev;
 		generic_xdp_tx(skb, xdp_prog);
-		rcu_read_lock();
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return NULL;
 	}