diff --git a/include/net/sch_generic.h b/include/net/sch_generic.h
index cefe0c4bdae34c..41ca14e81d55f9 100644
--- a/include/net/sch_generic.h
+++ b/include/net/sch_generic.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ struct Qdisc {
 	struct qdisc_skb_head	q;
 	struct gnet_stats_basic_sync bstats;
 	struct gnet_stats_queue	qstats;
+	int                     owner;
 	unsigned long		state;
 	unsigned long		state2; /* must be written under qdisc spinlock */
 	struct Qdisc            *next_sched;
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index c9b8412f1c9d3a..c365aa06f886f7 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -3791,6 +3791,10 @@ static inline int __dev_xmit_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *q,
 		return rc;
 	}
 
+	if (unlikely(READ_ONCE(q->owner) == smp_processor_id())) {
+		kfree_skb_reason(skb, SKB_DROP_REASON_TC_RECLASSIFY_LOOP);
+		return NET_XMIT_DROP;
+	}
 	/*
 	 * Heuristic to force contended enqueues to serialize on a
 	 * separate lock before trying to get qdisc main lock.
@@ -3830,7 +3834,9 @@ static inline int __dev_xmit_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *q,
 		qdisc_run_end(q);
 		rc = NET_XMIT_SUCCESS;
 	} else {
+		WRITE_ONCE(q->owner, smp_processor_id());
 		rc = dev_qdisc_enqueue(skb, q, &to_free, txq);
+		WRITE_ONCE(q->owner, -1);
 		if (qdisc_run_begin(q)) {
 			if (unlikely(contended)) {
 				spin_unlock(&q->busylock);
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index 9b3e9262040b6e..a498b5d7c5d60f 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -973,6 +973,7 @@ struct Qdisc *qdisc_alloc(struct netdev_queue *dev_queue,
 	sch->enqueue = ops->enqueue;
 	sch->dequeue = ops->dequeue;
 	sch->dev_queue = dev_queue;
+	sch->owner = -1;
 	netdev_hold(dev, &sch->dev_tracker, GFP_KERNEL);
 	refcount_set(&sch->refcnt, 1);