diff --git a/include/net/netdev_lock.h b/include/net/netdev_lock.h
index 8e84d29b0bfb..d3daec4e93f3 100644
--- a/include/net/netdev_lock.h
+++ b/include/net/netdev_lock.h
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ netdev_assert_locked_ops_compat_or_invisible(const struct net_device *dev)
 		netdev_assert_locked_ops_compat(dev);
 }
 
+static inline void netdev_assert_locked_ops(const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	if (netdev_need_ops_lock(dev))
+		netdev_assert_locked(dev);
+}
+
 static inline void netdev_lock_ops_compat(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	if (netdev_need_ops_lock(dev))
diff --git a/net/ethtool/cmis_cdb.c b/net/ethtool/cmis_cdb.c
index f3a53a984460..a4e8f4b3fb75 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/cmis_cdb.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/cmis_cdb.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/ethtool.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
+#include <net/netdev_lock.h>
 
 #include "common.h"
 #include "module_fw.h"
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ cmis_cdb_validate_password(struct ethtool_cmis_cdb *cdb,
 
 	pe_pl = *((struct cmis_password_entry_pl *)page_data.data);
 	pe_pl.password = params->password;
+	netdev_assert_locked_ops(dev);
 	err = ops->set_module_eeprom_by_page(dev, &page_data, &extack);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		if (extack._msg)
@@ -546,6 +548,7 @@ __ethtool_cmis_cdb_execute_cmd(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (!page_data->data)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	netdev_assert_locked_ops(dev);
 	err = ops->set_module_eeprom_by_page(dev, page_data, &extack);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		if (extack._msg)
diff --git a/net/ethtool/cmis_fw_update.c b/net/ethtool/cmis_fw_update.c
index 291d04d2776a..dff83807e975 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/cmis_fw_update.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/cmis_fw_update.c
@@ -435,13 +435,9 @@ cmis_fw_update_commit_image(struct ethtool_cmis_cdb *cdb,
 static int cmis_fw_update_reset(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	__u32 reset_data = ETH_RESET_PHY;
-	int ret;
 
-	netdev_lock_ops(dev);
-	ret = dev->ethtool_ops->reset(dev, &reset_data);
-	netdev_unlock_ops(dev);
-
-	return ret;
+	netdev_assert_locked_ops(dev);
+	return dev->ethtool_ops->reset(dev, &reset_data);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/net/ethtool/module.c b/net/ethtool/module.c
index ea4fb2a76650..c3388e6d7ec8 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/module.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/module.c
@@ -226,7 +226,9 @@ static void module_flash_fw_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	module_fw = container_of(work, struct ethtool_module_fw_flash, work);
 	dev = module_fw->fw_update.dev;
 
+	netdev_lock_ops(dev);
 	ethtool_cmis_fw_update(&module_fw->fw_update);
+	netdev_unlock_ops(dev);
 
 	module_flash_fw_work_list_del(&module_fw->list);