diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/11h.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/11h.c
index d2ee6469e67bb76ca34903ff0a12e44dea8b6ef9..3fa25cd64cda08c88d8b397423c8d8ff6f92ced3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/11h.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/11h.c
@@ -303,5 +303,7 @@ void mwifiex_dfs_chan_sw_work_queue(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	mwifiex_dbg(priv->adapter, MSG,
 		    "indicating channel switch completion to kernel\n");
+	mutex_lock(&priv->wdev.mtx);
 	cfg80211_ch_switch_notify(priv->netdev, &priv->dfs_chandef);
+	mutex_unlock(&priv->wdev.mtx);
 }