diff --git a/net/wireless/scan.c b/net/wireless/scan.c
index c1b2655682a8..6dc9b7e22b71 100644
--- a/net/wireless/scan.c
+++ b/net/wireless/scan.c
@@ -1968,11 +1968,13 @@ cfg80211_inform_single_bss_data(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		/* this is a nontransmitting bss, we need to add it to
 		 * transmitting bss' list if it is not there
 		 */
+		spin_lock_bh(&rdev->bss_lock);
 		if (cfg80211_add_nontrans_list(non_tx_data->tx_bss,
 					       &res->pub)) {
 			if (__cfg80211_unlink_bss(rdev, res))
 				rdev->bss_generation++;
 		}
+		spin_unlock_bh(&rdev->bss_lock);
 	}
 
 	trace_cfg80211_return_bss(&res->pub);