diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index c0a86afb85da..94b7d4eca003 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -3275,6 +3275,8 @@ static inline struct net_device *first_net_device_rcu(struct net *net)
 }
 
 int netdev_boot_setup_check(struct net_device *dev);
+struct net_device *dev_getbyhwaddr(struct net *net, unsigned short type,
+				   const char *hwaddr);
 struct net_device *dev_getbyhwaddr_rcu(struct net *net, unsigned short type,
 				       const char *hwaddr);
 struct net_device *dev_getfirstbyhwtype(struct net *net, unsigned short type);
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index fafd2f4b5d5d..72459dd02f38 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1121,6 +1121,12 @@ int netdev_get_name(struct net *net, char *name, int ifindex)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static bool dev_addr_cmp(struct net_device *dev, unsigned short type,
+			 const char *ha)
+{
+	return dev->type == type && !memcmp(dev->dev_addr, ha, dev->addr_len);
+}
+
 /**
  *	dev_getbyhwaddr_rcu - find a device by its hardware address
  *	@net: the applicable net namespace
@@ -1129,7 +1135,7 @@ int netdev_get_name(struct net *net, char *name, int ifindex)
  *
  *	Search for an interface by MAC address. Returns NULL if the device
  *	is not found or a pointer to the device.
- *	The caller must hold RCU or RTNL.
+ *	The caller must hold RCU.
  *	The returned device has not had its ref count increased
  *	and the caller must therefore be careful about locking
  *
@@ -1141,14 +1147,39 @@ struct net_device *dev_getbyhwaddr_rcu(struct net *net, unsigned short type,
 	struct net_device *dev;
 
 	for_each_netdev_rcu(net, dev)
-		if (dev->type == type &&
-		    !memcmp(dev->dev_addr, ha, dev->addr_len))
+		if (dev_addr_cmp(dev, type, ha))
 			return dev;
 
 	return NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_getbyhwaddr_rcu);
 
+/**
+ * dev_getbyhwaddr() - find a device by its hardware address
+ * @net: the applicable net namespace
+ * @type: media type of device
+ * @ha: hardware address
+ *
+ * Similar to dev_getbyhwaddr_rcu(), but the owner needs to hold
+ * rtnl_lock.
+ *
+ * Context: rtnl_lock() must be held.
+ * Return: pointer to the net_device, or NULL if not found
+ */
+struct net_device *dev_getbyhwaddr(struct net *net, unsigned short type,
+				   const char *ha)
+{
+	struct net_device *dev;
+
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
+	for_each_netdev(net, dev)
+		if (dev_addr_cmp(dev, type, ha))
+			return dev;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_getbyhwaddr);
+
 struct net_device *dev_getfirstbyhwtype(struct net *net, unsigned short type)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev, *ret = NULL;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/arp.c b/net/ipv4/arp.c
index f23a1ec6694c..814300eee39d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/arp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/arp.c
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ static int arp_req_set_public(struct net *net, struct arpreq *r,
 	__be32 mask = ((struct sockaddr_in *)&r->arp_netmask)->sin_addr.s_addr;
 
 	if (!dev && (r->arp_flags & ATF_COM)) {
-		dev = dev_getbyhwaddr_rcu(net, r->arp_ha.sa_family,
+		dev = dev_getbyhwaddr(net, r->arp_ha.sa_family,
 				      r->arp_ha.sa_data);
 		if (!dev)
 			return -ENODEV;