diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 95c23fbaa2113214d9cd34ddfa176a7d1cd8d89e..0fb38ca78900312c59a6cd0f0373dc6cd87ecf84 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -3017,10 +3017,12 @@ int i40e_ndo_set_vf_port_vlan(struct net_device *netdev, int vf_id,
 					   VLAN_VID_MASK));
 	}
 
+	spin_unlock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_hash_lock);
 	if (vlan_id || qos)
 		ret = i40e_vsi_add_pvid(vsi, vlanprio);
 	else
 		i40e_vsi_remove_pvid(vsi);
+	spin_lock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_hash_lock);
 
 	if (vlan_id) {
 		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "Setting VLAN %d, QOS 0x%x on VF %d\n",