diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/spectral.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/spectral.c
index 1afe67759659..e5af9358e610 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/spectral.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/spectral.c
@@ -214,7 +214,10 @@ static int ath11k_spectral_scan_config(struct ath11k *ar,
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	arvif->spectral_enabled = (mode != ATH11K_SPECTRAL_DISABLED);
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&ar->spectral.lock);
 	ar->spectral.mode = mode;
+	spin_unlock_bh(&ar->spectral.lock);
 
 	ret = ath11k_wmi_vdev_spectral_enable(ar, arvif->vdev_id,
 					      ATH11K_WMI_SPECTRAL_TRIGGER_CMD_CLEAR,
@@ -829,9 +832,6 @@ static inline void ath11k_spectral_ring_free(struct ath11k *ar)
 {
 	struct ath11k_spectral *sp = &ar->spectral;
 
-	if (!sp->enabled)
-		return;
-
 	ath11k_dbring_srng_cleanup(ar, &sp->rx_ring);
 	ath11k_dbring_buf_cleanup(ar, &sp->rx_ring);
 }
@@ -883,15 +883,16 @@ void ath11k_spectral_deinit(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 		if (!sp->enabled)
 			continue;
 
-		ath11k_spectral_debug_unregister(ar);
-		ath11k_spectral_ring_free(ar);
+		mutex_lock(&ar->conf_mutex);
+		ath11k_spectral_scan_config(ar, ATH11K_SPECTRAL_DISABLED);
+		mutex_unlock(&ar->conf_mutex);
 
 		spin_lock_bh(&sp->lock);
-
-		sp->mode = ATH11K_SPECTRAL_DISABLED;
 		sp->enabled = false;
-
 		spin_unlock_bh(&sp->lock);
+
+		ath11k_spectral_debug_unregister(ar);
+		ath11k_spectral_ring_free(ar);
 	}
 }