diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c
index 7dd8873f757e89b986b1274702db4014da6e02c6..972bb3e653a172d05bf557977530453254e7b175 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ static int wcn36xx_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	wcn36xx_debugfs_init(wcn);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&wcn->vif_list);
+	spin_lock_init(&wcn->dxe_lock);
+
 	return 0;
 
 out_smd_stop: