diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_netdev.c
index 3bb0e66b2c7e8fec17e47af313cad51ad3704cf9..44ef6b88f715a535a309b3585bfdf86d155c8b7d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_netdev.c
@@ -382,7 +382,6 @@ static int ena_xdp_execute(struct ena_ring *rx_ring, struct xdp_buff *xdp)
 	struct xdp_frame *xdpf;
 	u64 *xdp_stat;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	xdp_prog = READ_ONCE(rx_ring->xdp_bpf_prog);
 
 	if (!xdp_prog)
@@ -439,8 +438,6 @@ static int ena_xdp_execute(struct ena_ring *rx_ring, struct xdp_buff *xdp)
 
 	ena_increase_stat(xdp_stat, 1, &rx_ring->syncp);
 out:
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-
 	return verdict;
 }