diff --git a/net/wireless/scan.c b/net/wireless/scan.c
index 34b47b30be88b13f101929e55a00f8edbac58406..1494d947e8ddf98d1eaf7a27ba3a28845f5e8d62 100644
--- a/net/wireless/scan.c
+++ b/net/wireless/scan.c
@@ -231,15 +231,16 @@ int __cfg80211_stop_sched_scan(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* must hold dev->bss_lock! */
 void cfg80211_bss_age(struct cfg80211_registered_device *dev,
                       unsigned long age_secs)
 {
 	struct cfg80211_internal_bss *bss;
 	unsigned long age_jiffies = msecs_to_jiffies(age_secs * MSEC_PER_SEC);
 
+	spin_lock_bh(&dev->bss_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(bss, &dev->bss_list, list)
 		bss->ts -= age_jiffies;
+	spin_unlock_bh(&dev->bss_lock);
 }
 
 void cfg80211_bss_expire(struct cfg80211_registered_device *dev)
diff --git a/net/wireless/sysfs.c b/net/wireless/sysfs.c
index 9bf6d5e32166c47f315c0c8819a84128b857bc1c..73bf39f113146ca160f0f6b67d539001f4c3067b 100644
--- a/net/wireless/sysfs.c
+++ b/net/wireless/sysfs.c
@@ -108,9 +108,7 @@ static int wiphy_resume(struct device *dev)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	/* Age scan results with time spent in suspend */
-	spin_lock_bh(&rdev->bss_lock);
 	cfg80211_bss_age(rdev, get_seconds() - rdev->suspend_at);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&rdev->bss_lock);
 
 	if (rdev->ops->resume) {
 		rtnl_lock();