diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 283447df5fc6..f8d5f35cfc66 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -11095,18 +11095,23 @@ static int nl80211_set_tx_bitrate_mask(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct cfg80211_bitrate_mask mask;
 	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = info->user_ptr[0];
 	struct net_device *dev = info->user_ptr[1];
+	struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
 	int err;
 
 	if (!rdev->ops->set_bitrate_mask)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+	wdev_lock(wdev);
 	err = nl80211_parse_tx_bitrate_mask(info, info->attrs,
 					    NL80211_ATTR_TX_RATES, &mask,
 					    dev);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto out;
 
-	return rdev_set_bitrate_mask(rdev, dev, NULL, &mask);
+	err = rdev_set_bitrate_mask(rdev, dev, NULL, &mask);
+out:
+	wdev_unlock(wdev);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int nl80211_register_mgmt(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)