return NULL;
 }
 
+static struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry *
+__lookup_addr(struct pm_nl_pernet *pernet, const struct mptcp_addr_info *info,
+             bool lookup_by_id)
+{
+       struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry *entry;
+
+       list_for_each_entry(entry, &pernet->local_addr_list, list) {
+               if ((!lookup_by_id && addresses_equal(&entry->addr, info, true)) ||
+                   (lookup_by_id && entry->addr.id == info->id))
+                       return entry;
+       }
+       return NULL;
+}
+
 static int
 lookup_id_by_addr(struct pm_nl_pernet *pernet, const struct mptcp_addr_info *addr)
 {
                        return -EOPNOTSUPP;
        }
 
-       list_for_each_entry(entry, &pernet->local_addr_list, list) {
-               if ((!lookup_by_id && addresses_equal(&entry->addr, &addr.addr, true)) ||
-                   (lookup_by_id && entry->addr.id == addr.addr.id)) {
-                       mptcp_nl_addr_backup(net, &entry->addr, bkup);
-
-                       if (bkup)
-                               entry->flags |= MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_BACKUP;
-                       else
-                               entry->flags &= ~MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_BACKUP;
-               }
+       spin_lock_bh(&pernet->lock);
+       entry = __lookup_addr(pernet, &addr.addr, lookup_by_id);
+       if (!entry) {
+               spin_unlock_bh(&pernet->lock);
+               return -EINVAL;
        }
 
+       if (bkup)
+               entry->flags |= MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_BACKUP;
+       else
+               entry->flags &= ~MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_BACKUP;
+       addr = *entry;
+       spin_unlock_bh(&pernet->lock);
+
+       mptcp_nl_addr_backup(net, &addr.addr, bkup);
        return 0;
 }