diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 27f62f746621a8758b7beb60b8b530604aa0fb74..cb1d918ecdf1d64bb475c21e55e2f75ef8ab526f 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ void napi_hash_del(struct napi_struct *napi);
  */
 static inline void napi_disable(struct napi_struct *n)
 {
+	might_sleep();
 	set_bit(NAPI_STATE_DISABLE, &n->state);
 	while (test_and_set_bit(NAPI_STATE_SCHED, &n->state))
 		msleep(1);