diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
index 4a3053b09e31f47fb027f52beb77f07f0a96c149..7797f55eec46ec3e95817b090972c1acf84e3ecb 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
@@ -790,35 +790,6 @@ void mesh_plink_broken(struct sta_info *sta)
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
-/**
- * mesh_path_flush_by_nexthop - Deletes mesh paths if their next hop matches
- *
- * @sta - mesh peer to match
- *
- * RCU notes: this function is called when a mesh plink transitions from
- * PLINK_ESTAB to any other state, since PLINK_ESTAB state is the only one that
- * allows path creation. This will happen before the sta can be freed (because
- * sta_info_destroy() calls this) so any reader in a rcu read block will be
- * protected against the plink disappearing.
- */
-void mesh_path_flush_by_nexthop(struct sta_info *sta)
-{
-	struct mesh_table *tbl;
-	struct mesh_path *mpath;
-	struct mpath_node *node;
-	struct hlist_node *p;
-	int i;
-
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	tbl = rcu_dereference(mesh_paths);
-	for_each_mesh_entry(tbl, p, node, i) {
-		mpath = node->mpath;
-		if (rcu_dereference(mpath->next_hop) == sta)
-			mesh_path_del(mpath->dst, mpath->sdata);
-	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-}
-
 static void mesh_path_node_reclaim(struct rcu_head *rp)
 {
 	struct mpath_node *node = container_of(rp, struct mpath_node, rcu);
@@ -845,7 +816,18 @@ static void __mesh_path_del(struct mesh_table *tbl, struct mpath_node *node)
 	atomic_dec(&tbl->entries);
 }
 
-static void mesh_path_flush(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
+/**
+ * mesh_path_flush_by_nexthop - Deletes mesh paths if their next hop matches
+ *
+ * @sta - mesh peer to match
+ *
+ * RCU notes: this function is called when a mesh plink transitions from
+ * PLINK_ESTAB to any other state, since PLINK_ESTAB state is the only one that
+ * allows path creation. This will happen before the sta can be freed (because
+ * sta_info_destroy() calls this) so any reader in a rcu read block will be
+ * protected against the plink disappearing.
+ */
+void mesh_path_flush_by_nexthop(struct sta_info *sta)
 {
 	struct mesh_table *tbl;
 	struct mesh_path *mpath;
@@ -857,7 +839,7 @@ static void mesh_path_flush(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	tbl = rcu_dereference(mesh_paths);
 	for_each_mesh_entry(tbl, p, node, i) {
 		mpath = node->mpath;
-		if (mpath->sdata == sdata) {
+		if (rcu_dereference(mpath->next_hop) == sta) {
 			spin_lock_bh(&tbl->hashwlock[i]);
 			__mesh_path_del(tbl, node);
 			spin_unlock_bh(&tbl->hashwlock[i]);
@@ -866,24 +848,23 @@ static void mesh_path_flush(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
-static void mpp_path_flush(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
+static void table_flush_by_iface(struct mesh_table *tbl,
+				 struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
-	struct mesh_table *tbl;
 	struct mesh_path *mpath;
 	struct mpath_node *node;
 	struct hlist_node *p;
 	int i;
 
-	read_lock_bh(&pathtbl_resize_lock);
-	tbl = rcu_dereference_protected(mpp_paths,
-					lockdep_is_held(pathtbl_resize_lock));
+	WARN_ON(!rcu_read_lock_held());
 	for_each_mesh_entry(tbl, p, node, i) {
 		mpath = node->mpath;
+		if (mpath->sdata != sdata)
+			continue;
 		spin_lock_bh(&tbl->hashwlock[i]);
 		__mesh_path_del(tbl, node);
 		spin_unlock_bh(&tbl->hashwlock[i]);
 	}
-	read_unlock_bh(&pathtbl_resize_lock);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -896,8 +877,14 @@ static void mpp_path_flush(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
  */
 void mesh_path_flush_by_iface(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
-	mesh_path_flush(sdata);
-	mpp_path_flush(sdata);
+	struct mesh_table *tbl;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	tbl = rcu_dereference(mesh_paths);
+	table_flush_by_iface(tbl, sdata);
+	tbl = rcu_dereference(mpp_paths);
+	table_flush_by_iface(tbl, sdata);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 /**