diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
index f522ca8ff66b..fa7e5adf9804 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -10219,8 +10219,7 @@ static int bnx2x_udp_tunnel_sync(struct net_device *netdev, unsigned int table)
 
 static const struct udp_tunnel_nic_info bnx2x_udp_tunnels = {
 	.sync_table	= bnx2x_udp_tunnel_sync,
-	.flags		= UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_MAY_SLEEP |
-			  UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_OPEN_ONLY,
+	.flags		= UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_OPEN_ONLY,
 	.tables		= {
 		{ .n_entries = 1, .tunnel_types = UDP_TUNNEL_TYPE_VXLAN,  },
 		{ .n_entries = 1, .tunnel_types = UDP_TUNNEL_TYPE_GENEVE, },
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index d5495762c945..a3dadde65b8d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -15573,8 +15573,7 @@ static int bnxt_udp_tunnel_unset_port(struct net_device *netdev, unsigned int ta
 static const struct udp_tunnel_nic_info bnxt_udp_tunnels = {
 	.set_port	= bnxt_udp_tunnel_set_port,
 	.unset_port	= bnxt_udp_tunnel_unset_port,
-	.flags		= UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_MAY_SLEEP |
-			  UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_OPEN_ONLY,
+	.flags		= UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_OPEN_ONLY,
 	.tables		= {
 		{ .n_entries = 1, .tunnel_types = UDP_TUNNEL_TYPE_VXLAN,  },
 		{ .n_entries = 1, .tunnel_types = UDP_TUNNEL_TYPE_GENEVE, },
@@ -15582,8 +15581,7 @@ static const struct udp_tunnel_nic_info bnxt_udp_tunnels = {
 }, bnxt_udp_tunnels_p7 = {
 	.set_port	= bnxt_udp_tunnel_set_port,
 	.unset_port	= bnxt_udp_tunnel_unset_port,
-	.flags		= UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_MAY_SLEEP |
-			  UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_OPEN_ONLY,
+	.flags		= UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_OPEN_ONLY,
 	.tables		= {
 		{ .n_entries = 1, .tunnel_types = UDP_TUNNEL_TYPE_VXLAN,  },
 		{ .n_entries = 1, .tunnel_types = UDP_TUNNEL_TYPE_GENEVE, },
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index 3d2e21592119..f49400ba9729 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -4031,8 +4031,7 @@ static int be_vxlan_unset_port(struct net_device *netdev, unsigned int table,
 static const struct udp_tunnel_nic_info be_udp_tunnels = {
 	.set_port	= be_vxlan_set_port,
 	.unset_port	= be_vxlan_unset_port,
-	.flags		= UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_MAY_SLEEP |
-			  UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_OPEN_ONLY,
+	.flags		= UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_OPEN_ONLY,
 	.tables		= {
 		{ .n_entries = 1, .tunnel_types = UDP_TUNNEL_TYPE_VXLAN, },
 	},
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 120d68654e3f..3d3da9d15348 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -15891,7 +15891,6 @@ static int i40e_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	pf->udp_tunnel_nic.set_port = i40e_udp_tunnel_set_port;
 	pf->udp_tunnel_nic.unset_port = i40e_udp_tunnel_unset_port;
-	pf->udp_tunnel_nic.flags = UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_MAY_SLEEP;
 	pf->udp_tunnel_nic.shared = &pf->udp_tunnel_shared;
 	pf->udp_tunnel_nic.tables[0].n_entries = I40E_MAX_PF_UDP_OFFLOAD_PORTS;
 	pf->udp_tunnel_nic.tables[0].tunnel_types = UDP_TUNNEL_TYPE_VXLAN |
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index d97d4b25b30d..e309531f8c9d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -4764,7 +4764,6 @@ int ice_init_dev(struct ice_pf *pf)
 
 	pf->hw.udp_tunnel_nic.set_port = ice_udp_tunnel_set_port;
 	pf->hw.udp_tunnel_nic.unset_port = ice_udp_tunnel_unset_port;
-	pf->hw.udp_tunnel_nic.flags = UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_MAY_SLEEP;
 	pf->hw.udp_tunnel_nic.shared = &pf->hw.udp_tunnel_shared;
 	if (pf->hw.tnl.valid_count[TNL_VXLAN]) {
 		pf->hw.udp_tunnel_nic.tables[0].n_entries =
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index 281b34af0bb4..d2071aff7b8f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -2670,8 +2670,7 @@ static int mlx4_udp_tunnel_sync(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int table)
 
 static const struct udp_tunnel_nic_info mlx4_udp_tunnels = {
 	.sync_table	= mlx4_udp_tunnel_sync,
-	.flags		= UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_MAY_SLEEP |
-			  UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_IPV4_ONLY,
+	.flags		= UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_IPV4_ONLY,
 	.tables		= {
 		{ .n_entries = 1, .tunnel_types = UDP_TUNNEL_TYPE_VXLAN, },
 	},
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index ea822c69d137..ccde53f94045 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -5303,8 +5303,7 @@ void mlx5e_vxlan_set_netdev_info(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 
 	priv->nic_info.set_port = mlx5e_vxlan_set_port;
 	priv->nic_info.unset_port = mlx5e_vxlan_unset_port;
-	priv->nic_info.flags = UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_MAY_SLEEP |
-				UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_STATIC_IANA_VXLAN;
+	priv->nic_info.flags = UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_STATIC_IANA_VXLAN;
 	priv->nic_info.tables[0].tunnel_types = UDP_TUNNEL_TYPE_VXLAN;
 	/* Don't count the space hard-coded to the IANA port */
 	priv->nic_info.tables[0].n_entries =
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
index 28997ddab966..14ba38bcb07b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
@@ -2394,8 +2394,7 @@ static int nfp_udp_tunnel_sync(struct net_device *netdev, unsigned int table)
 
 static const struct udp_tunnel_nic_info nfp_udp_tunnels = {
 	.sync_table     = nfp_udp_tunnel_sync,
-	.flags          = UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_MAY_SLEEP |
-			  UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_OPEN_ONLY,
+	.flags          = UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_OPEN_ONLY,
 	.tables         = {
 		{
 			.n_entries      = NFP_NET_N_VXLAN_PORTS,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_filter.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_filter.c
index 985026dd816f..7e341e026489 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_filter.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_filter.c
@@ -987,20 +987,17 @@ static int qede_udp_tunnel_sync(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int table)
 
 static const struct udp_tunnel_nic_info qede_udp_tunnels_both = {
 	.sync_table	= qede_udp_tunnel_sync,
-	.flags		= UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_MAY_SLEEP,
 	.tables		= {
 		{ .n_entries = 1, .tunnel_types = UDP_TUNNEL_TYPE_VXLAN,  },
 		{ .n_entries = 1, .tunnel_types = UDP_TUNNEL_TYPE_GENEVE, },
 	},
 }, qede_udp_tunnels_vxlan = {
 	.sync_table	= qede_udp_tunnel_sync,
-	.flags		= UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_MAY_SLEEP,
 	.tables		= {
 		{ .n_entries = 1, .tunnel_types = UDP_TUNNEL_TYPE_VXLAN,  },
 	},
 }, qede_udp_tunnels_geneve = {
 	.sync_table	= qede_udp_tunnel_sync,
-	.flags		= UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_MAY_SLEEP,
 	.tables		= {
 		{ .n_entries = 1, .tunnel_types = UDP_TUNNEL_TYPE_GENEVE, },
 	},
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index eb69121df726..53cdd36c4123 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -486,7 +486,6 @@ static int qlcnic_udp_tunnel_sync(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int table)
 
 static const struct udp_tunnel_nic_info qlcnic_udp_tunnels = {
 	.sync_table	= qlcnic_udp_tunnel_sync,
-	.flags		= UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_MAY_SLEEP,
 	.tables		= {
 		{ .n_entries = 1, .tunnel_types = UDP_TUNNEL_TYPE_VXLAN, },
 	},
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
index 47349c148c0c..fcec81f862ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
@@ -3985,7 +3985,6 @@ static int efx_ef10_udp_tnl_unset_port(struct net_device *dev,
 static const struct udp_tunnel_nic_info efx_ef10_udp_tunnels = {
 	.set_port	= efx_ef10_udp_tnl_set_port,
 	.unset_port	= efx_ef10_udp_tnl_unset_port,
-	.flags          = UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_MAY_SLEEP,
 	.tables         = {
 		{
 			.n_entries = 16,
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/udp_tunnels.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/udp_tunnels.c
index 640b4983a9a0..10cbbf1c584b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/udp_tunnels.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/udp_tunnels.c
@@ -112,12 +112,10 @@ nsim_udp_tunnels_info_reset_write(struct file *file, const char __user *data,
 	struct net_device *dev = file->private_data;
 	struct netdevsim *ns = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	if (dev->reg_state == NETREG_REGISTERED) {
 		memset(ns->udp_ports.ports, 0, sizeof(ns->udp_ports.__ports));
 		udp_tunnel_nic_reset_ntf(dev);
 	}
-	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	return count;
 }
@@ -181,8 +179,6 @@ int nsim_udp_tunnels_info_create(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev,
 		info->sync_table = NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (ns->udp_ports.sleep)
-		info->flags |= UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_MAY_SLEEP;
 	if (nsim_dev->udp_ports.open_only)
 		info->flags |= UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_OPEN_ONLY;
 	if (nsim_dev->udp_ports.ipv4_only)
diff --git a/include/net/udp_tunnel.h b/include/net/udp_tunnel.h
index 2df3b8344eb5..606168b0b64a 100644
--- a/include/net/udp_tunnel.h
+++ b/include/net/udp_tunnel.h
@@ -221,19 +221,17 @@ static inline void udp_tunnel_encap_enable(struct sock *sk)
 #define UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_MAX_TABLES	4
 
 enum udp_tunnel_nic_info_flags {
-	/* Device callbacks may sleep */
-	UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_MAY_SLEEP	= BIT(0),
 	/* Device only supports offloads when it's open, all ports
 	 * will be removed before close and re-added after open.
 	 */
-	UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_OPEN_ONLY	= BIT(1),
+	UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_OPEN_ONLY	= BIT(0),
 	/* Device supports only IPv4 tunnels */
-	UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_IPV4_ONLY	= BIT(2),
+	UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_IPV4_ONLY	= BIT(1),
 	/* Device has hard-coded the IANA VXLAN port (4789) as VXLAN.
 	 * This port must not be counted towards n_entries of any table.
 	 * Driver will not receive any callback associated with port 4789.
 	 */
-	UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_STATIC_IANA_VXLAN	= BIT(3),
+	UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_STATIC_IANA_VXLAN	= BIT(2),
 };
 
 struct udp_tunnel_nic;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/udp_tunnel_nic.c b/net/ipv4/udp_tunnel_nic.c
index b6d2d16189c0..956a04c4bed4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/udp_tunnel_nic.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/udp_tunnel_nic.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct udp_tunnel_nic_table_entry {
  * @work_pending: @work is currently scheduled
  * @n_tables:	number of tables under @entries
  * @missed:	bitmap of tables which overflown
+ * @lock:	protects entries
  * @entries:	table of tables of ports currently offloaded
  */
 struct udp_tunnel_nic {
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ struct udp_tunnel_nic {
 
 	unsigned int n_tables;
 	unsigned long missed;
+	struct mutex lock;
 	struct udp_tunnel_nic_table_entry *entries[] __counted_by(n_tables);
 };
 
@@ -298,22 +300,11 @@ __udp_tunnel_nic_device_sync(struct net_device *dev, struct udp_tunnel_nic *utn)
 static void
 udp_tunnel_nic_device_sync(struct net_device *dev, struct udp_tunnel_nic *utn)
 {
-	const struct udp_tunnel_nic_info *info = dev->udp_tunnel_nic_info;
-	bool may_sleep;
-
 	if (!utn->need_sync)
 		return;
 
-	/* Drivers which sleep in the callback need to update from
-	 * the workqueue, if we come from the tunnel driver's notification.
-	 */
-	may_sleep = info->flags & UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_INFO_MAY_SLEEP;
-	if (!may_sleep)
-		__udp_tunnel_nic_device_sync(dev, utn);
-	if (may_sleep || utn->need_replay) {
-		queue_work(udp_tunnel_nic_workqueue, &utn->work);
-		utn->work_pending = 1;
-	}
+	queue_work(udp_tunnel_nic_workqueue, &utn->work);
+	utn->work_pending = 1;
 }
 
 static bool
@@ -554,12 +545,12 @@ static void __udp_tunnel_nic_reset_ntf(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct udp_tunnel_nic *utn;
 	unsigned int i, j;
 
-	ASSERT_RTNL();
-
 	utn = dev->udp_tunnel_nic;
 	if (!utn)
 		return;
 
+	mutex_lock(&utn->lock);
+
 	utn->need_sync = false;
 	for (i = 0; i < utn->n_tables; i++)
 		for (j = 0; j < info->tables[i].n_entries; j++) {
@@ -569,7 +560,7 @@ static void __udp_tunnel_nic_reset_ntf(struct net_device *dev)
 
 			entry->flags &= ~(UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_ENTRY_DEL |
 					  UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_ENTRY_OP_FAIL);
-			/* We don't release rtnl across ops */
+			/* We don't release utn lock across ops */
 			WARN_ON(entry->flags & UDP_TUNNEL_NIC_ENTRY_FROZEN);
 			if (!entry->use_cnt)
 				continue;
@@ -579,6 +570,8 @@ static void __udp_tunnel_nic_reset_ntf(struct net_device *dev)
 		}
 
 	__udp_tunnel_nic_device_sync(dev, utn);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&utn->lock);
 }
 
 static size_t
@@ -710,11 +703,15 @@ static void udp_tunnel_nic_device_sync_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		container_of(work, struct udp_tunnel_nic, work);
 
 	rtnl_lock();
+	mutex_lock(&utn->lock);
+
 	utn->work_pending = 0;
 	__udp_tunnel_nic_device_sync(utn->dev, utn);
 
 	if (utn->need_replay)
 		udp_tunnel_nic_replay(utn->dev, utn);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&utn->lock);
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
@@ -730,6 +727,7 @@ udp_tunnel_nic_alloc(const struct udp_tunnel_nic_info *info,
 		return NULL;
 	utn->n_tables = n_tables;
 	INIT_WORK(&utn->work, udp_tunnel_nic_device_sync_work);
+	mutex_init(&utn->lock);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < n_tables; i++) {
 		utn->entries[i] = kcalloc(info->tables[i].n_entries,
