diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp_rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp_rx.c
index 583bcf148403..a50325f4634b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp_rx.c
@@ -1578,14 +1578,20 @@ static void ath11k_htt_pktlog(struct ath11k_base *ab, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	u8 pdev_id;
 
 	pdev_id = FIELD_GET(HTT_T2H_PPDU_STATS_INFO_PDEV_ID, data->hdr);
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
 	ar = ath11k_mac_get_ar_by_pdev_id(ab, pdev_id);
 	if (!ar) {
 		ath11k_warn(ab, "invalid pdev id %d on htt pktlog\n", pdev_id);
-		return;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	trace_ath11k_htt_pktlog(ar, data->payload, hdr->size,
 				ar->ab->pktlog_defs_checksum);
+
+out:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 static void ath11k_htt_backpressure_event_handler(struct ath11k_base *ab,