diff --git a/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c b/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c
index 8d04d174669e..fab47f1f3ef9 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ int batadv_nc_mesh_init(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 	if (!bat_priv->nc.decoding_hash)
 		goto err;
 
-	batadv_hash_set_lock_class(bat_priv->nc.coding_hash,
+	batadv_hash_set_lock_class(bat_priv->nc.decoding_hash,
 				   &batadv_nc_decoding_hash_lock_class_key);
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bat_priv->nc.work, batadv_nc_worker);