diff --git a/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c b/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
index 283e8f9a5fd2..8b70298857e3 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
@@ -1890,7 +1890,8 @@ static void ovs_ct_limit_exit(struct net *net, struct ovs_net *ovs_net)
 		struct hlist_head *head = &info->limits[i];
 		struct ovs_ct_limit *ct_limit;
 
-		hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(ct_limit, head, hlist_node)
+		hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(ct_limit, head, hlist_node,
+					 lockdep_ovsl_is_held())
 			kfree_rcu(ct_limit, rcu);
 	}
 	kfree(ovs_net->ct_limit_info->limits);
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
index 3eed90bfa2bf..4f097bd3339e 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
@@ -2430,8 +2430,10 @@ static void __net_exit ovs_exit_net(struct net *dnet)
 	struct net *net;
 	LIST_HEAD(head);
 
-	ovs_ct_exit(dnet);
 	ovs_lock();
+
+	ovs_ct_exit(dnet);
+
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(dp, dp_next, &ovs_net->dps, list_node)
 		__dp_destroy(dp);