diff --git a/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c b/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
index 78dfff6a501b96..7df28a45c66bf3 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
@@ -1622,7 +1622,6 @@ struct bpf_iter_seq_hash_map_info {
 	struct bpf_map *map;
 	struct bpf_htab *htab;
 	void *percpu_value_buf; // non-zero means percpu hash
-	unsigned long flags;
 	u32 bucket_id;
 	u32 skip_elems;
 };
@@ -1632,7 +1631,6 @@ bpf_hash_map_seq_find_next(struct bpf_iter_seq_hash_map_info *info,
 			   struct htab_elem *prev_elem)
 {
 	const struct bpf_htab *htab = info->htab;
-	unsigned long flags = info->flags;
 	u32 skip_elems = info->skip_elems;
 	u32 bucket_id = info->bucket_id;
 	struct hlist_nulls_head *head;
@@ -1656,19 +1654,18 @@ bpf_hash_map_seq_find_next(struct bpf_iter_seq_hash_map_info *info,
 
 		/* not found, unlock and go to the next bucket */
 		b = &htab->buckets[bucket_id++];
-		htab_unlock_bucket(htab, b, flags);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		skip_elems = 0;
 	}
 
 	for (i = bucket_id; i < htab->n_buckets; i++) {
 		b = &htab->buckets[i];
-		flags = htab_lock_bucket(htab, b);
+		rcu_read_lock();
 
 		count = 0;
 		head = &b->head;
 		hlist_nulls_for_each_entry_rcu(elem, n, head, hash_node) {
 			if (count >= skip_elems) {
-				info->flags = flags;
 				info->bucket_id = i;
 				info->skip_elems = count;
 				return elem;
@@ -1676,7 +1673,7 @@ bpf_hash_map_seq_find_next(struct bpf_iter_seq_hash_map_info *info,
 			count++;
 		}
 
-		htab_unlock_bucket(htab, b, flags);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		skip_elems = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1754,14 +1751,10 @@ static int bpf_hash_map_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 
 static void bpf_hash_map_seq_stop(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 {
-	struct bpf_iter_seq_hash_map_info *info = seq->private;
-
 	if (!v)
 		(void)__bpf_hash_map_seq_show(seq, NULL);
 	else
-		htab_unlock_bucket(info->htab,
-				   &info->htab->buckets[info->bucket_id],
-				   info->flags);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 static int bpf_iter_init_hash_map(void *priv_data,
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_iter_bpf_hash_map.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_iter_bpf_hash_map.c
index 07ddbfdbcab706..6dfce3fd68bc85 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_iter_bpf_hash_map.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_iter_bpf_hash_map.c
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ int dump_bpf_hash_map(struct bpf_iter__bpf_map_elem *ctx)
 	__u32 seq_num = ctx->meta->seq_num;
 	struct bpf_map *map = ctx->map;
 	struct key_t *key = ctx->key;
+	struct key_t tmp_key;
 	__u64 *val = ctx->value;
+	__u64 tmp_val = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (in_test_mode) {
 		/* test mode is used by selftests to
@@ -61,6 +64,18 @@ int dump_bpf_hash_map(struct bpf_iter__bpf_map_elem *ctx)
 		if (key == (void *)0 || val == (void *)0)
 			return 0;
 
+		/* update the value and then delete the <key, value> pair.
+		 * it should not impact the existing 'val' which is still
+		 * accessible under rcu.
+		 */
+		__builtin_memcpy(&tmp_key, key, sizeof(struct key_t));
+		ret = bpf_map_update_elem(&hashmap1, &tmp_key, &tmp_val, 0);
+		if (ret)
+			return 0;
+		ret = bpf_map_delete_elem(&hashmap1, &tmp_key);
+		if (ret)
+			return 0;
+
 		key_sum_a += key->a;
 		key_sum_b += key->b;
 		key_sum_c += key->c;