diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team.c b/drivers/net/team/team.c
index 6cea83b48cad8a..8156b33ee3e791 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team.c
@@ -1615,7 +1615,6 @@ static int team_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	int err;
 
 	team->dev = dev;
-	mutex_init(&team->lock);
 	team_set_no_mode(team);
 
 	team->pcpu_stats = netdev_alloc_pcpu_stats(struct team_pcpu_stats);
@@ -1642,6 +1641,9 @@ static int team_init(struct net_device *dev)
 		goto err_options_register;
 	netif_carrier_off(dev);
 
+	lockdep_register_key(&team->team_lock_key);
+	__mutex_init(&team->lock, "team->team_lock_key", &team->team_lock_key);
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_options_register:
@@ -1671,6 +1673,7 @@ static void team_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
 	team_queue_override_fini(team);
 	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
 	netdev_change_features(dev);
+	lockdep_unregister_key(&team->team_lock_key);
 }
 
 static void team_destructor(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -1974,8 +1977,15 @@ static int team_del_slave(struct net_device *dev, struct net_device *port_dev)
 	err = team_port_del(team, port_dev);
 	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
 
-	if (!err)
-		netdev_change_features(dev);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if (netif_is_team_master(port_dev)) {
+		lockdep_unregister_key(&team->team_lock_key);
+		lockdep_register_key(&team->team_lock_key);
+		lockdep_set_class(&team->lock, &team->team_lock_key);
+	}
+	netdev_change_features(dev);
 
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/if_team.h b/include/linux/if_team.h
index 06faa066496f92..ec7e4bd07f8255 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_team.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_team.h
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ struct team {
 		atomic_t count_pending;
 		struct delayed_work dw;
 	} mcast_rejoin;
+	struct lock_class_key team_lock_key;
 	long mode_priv[TEAM_MODE_PRIV_LONGS];
 };