diff --git a/net/mpls/af_mpls.c b/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
index d0d047dd2245..580aac112dd2 100644
--- a/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
+++ b/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
@@ -2803,10 +2803,12 @@ static struct rtnl_af_ops mpls_af_ops __read_mostly = {
 };
 
 static const struct rtnl_msg_handler mpls_rtnl_msg_handlers[] __initdata_or_module = {
-	{THIS_MODULE, PF_MPLS, RTM_NEWROUTE, mpls_rtm_newroute, NULL, 0},
-	{THIS_MODULE, PF_MPLS, RTM_DELROUTE, mpls_rtm_delroute, NULL, 0},
+	{THIS_MODULE, PF_MPLS, RTM_NEWROUTE, mpls_rtm_newroute, NULL,
+	 RTNL_FLAG_DOIT_UNLOCKED},
+	{THIS_MODULE, PF_MPLS, RTM_DELROUTE, mpls_rtm_delroute, NULL,
+	 RTNL_FLAG_DOIT_UNLOCKED},
 	{THIS_MODULE, PF_MPLS, RTM_GETROUTE, mpls_getroute, mpls_dump_routes,
-	 RTNL_FLAG_DUMP_UNLOCKED},
+	 RTNL_FLAG_DOIT_UNLOCKED | RTNL_FLAG_DUMP_UNLOCKED},
 	{THIS_MODULE, PF_MPLS, RTM_GETNETCONF,
 	 mpls_netconf_get_devconf, mpls_netconf_dump_devconf,
 	 RTNL_FLAG_DOIT_UNLOCKED | RTNL_FLAG_DUMP_UNLOCKED},