diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.h b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.h
index bb12586cd7cdfb05b0ac1e909a37a15d5bdc985e..65b2dd80ecd55a41ec9125ccbe674ee424b6781c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.h
@@ -941,6 +941,7 @@ struct b43_wl {
 	bool beacon1_uploaded;
 	bool beacon_templates_virgin; /* Never wrote the templates? */
 	struct work_struct beacon_update_trigger;
+	spinlock_t beacon_lock;
 
 	/* The current QOS parameters for the 4 queues. */
 	struct b43_qos_params qos_params[B43_QOS_QUEUE_NUM];
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
index 58a2e88631fb75132cec50f99f80a5cef872e208..d1c397162a6ac9dfb3e4e0c66b0f50912f89319e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
@@ -1601,12 +1601,26 @@ static void b43_write_beacon_template(struct b43_wldev *dev,
 	unsigned int rate;
 	u16 ctl;
 	int antenna;
-	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(dev->wl->current_beacon);
+	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct sk_buff *beacon_skb;
 
-	bcn = (const struct ieee80211_mgmt *)(dev->wl->current_beacon->data);
-	len = min_t(size_t, dev->wl->current_beacon->len,
-		  0x200 - sizeof(struct b43_plcp_hdr6));
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->wl->beacon_lock, flags);
+	info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(dev->wl->current_beacon);
 	rate = ieee80211_get_tx_rate(dev->wl->hw, info)->hw_value;
+	/* Clone the beacon, so it cannot go away, while we write it to hw. */
+	beacon_skb = skb_clone(dev->wl->current_beacon, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->wl->beacon_lock, flags);
+
+	if (!beacon_skb) {
+		b43dbg(dev->wl, "Could not upload beacon. "
+		       "Failed to clone beacon skb.");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	bcn = (const struct ieee80211_mgmt *)(beacon_skb->data);
+	len = min_t(size_t, beacon_skb->len,
+		    0x200 - sizeof(struct b43_plcp_hdr6));
 
 	b43_write_template_common(dev, (const u8 *)bcn,
 				  len, ram_offset, shm_size_offset, rate);
@@ -1674,6 +1688,8 @@ static void b43_write_beacon_template(struct b43_wldev *dev,
 				B43_SHM_SH_DTIMPER, 0);
 	}
 	b43dbg(dev->wl, "Updated beacon template at 0x%x\n", ram_offset);
+
+	dev_kfree_skb_any(beacon_skb);
 }
 
 static void b43_upload_beacon0(struct b43_wldev *dev)
@@ -1790,13 +1806,13 @@ static void b43_beacon_update_trigger_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	mutex_unlock(&wl->mutex);
 }
 
-/* Asynchronously update the packet templates in template RAM.
- * Locking: Requires wl->mutex to be locked. */
+/* Asynchronously update the packet templates in template RAM. */
 static void b43_update_templates(struct b43_wl *wl)
 {
-	struct sk_buff *beacon;
+	struct sk_buff *beacon, *old_beacon;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	/* This is the top half of the ansynchronous beacon update.
+	/* This is the top half of the asynchronous beacon update.
 	 * The bottom half is the beacon IRQ.
 	 * Beacon update must be asynchronous to avoid sending an
 	 * invalid beacon. This can happen for example, if the firmware
@@ -1810,12 +1826,17 @@ static void b43_update_templates(struct b43_wl *wl)
 	if (unlikely(!beacon))
 		return;
 
-	if (wl->current_beacon)
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(wl->current_beacon);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&wl->beacon_lock, flags);
+	old_beacon = wl->current_beacon;
 	wl->current_beacon = beacon;
 	wl->beacon0_uploaded = false;
 	wl->beacon1_uploaded = false;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wl->beacon_lock, flags);
+
 	ieee80211_queue_work(wl->hw, &wl->beacon_update_trigger);
+
+	if (old_beacon)
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(old_beacon);
 }
 
 static void b43_set_beacon_int(struct b43_wldev *dev, u16 beacon_int)
@@ -5095,7 +5116,6 @@ static int b43_op_beacon_set_tim(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 {
 	struct b43_wl *wl = hw_to_b43_wl(hw);
 
-	/* FIXME: add locking */
 	b43_update_templates(wl);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -5585,6 +5605,7 @@ static struct b43_wl *b43_wireless_init(struct b43_bus_dev *dev)
 	wl->hw = hw;
 	mutex_init(&wl->mutex);
 	spin_lock_init(&wl->hardirq_lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&wl->beacon_lock);
 	INIT_WORK(&wl->beacon_update_trigger, b43_beacon_update_trigger_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&wl->txpower_adjust_work, b43_phy_txpower_adjust_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&wl->tx_work, b43_tx_work);