diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
index bb69a5949aea62fabb506442e870430c309e66f8..48687f128dc614b31eeaec0a6fe08bfc92413ab4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
@@ -401,20 +401,26 @@ void wil_bcast_fini(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 
 static void wil_connect_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	int rc;
+	int rc, cid, ringid;
 	struct wil6210_priv *wil = container_of(work, struct wil6210_priv,
 						connect_worker);
 	struct net_device *ndev = wil_to_ndev(wil);
 
-	int cid = wil->pending_connect_cid;
-	int ringid = wil_find_free_vring(wil);
+	mutex_lock(&wil->mutex);
 
+	cid = wil->pending_connect_cid;
 	if (cid < 0) {
 		wil_err(wil, "No connection pending\n");
-		return;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	ringid = wil_find_free_vring(wil);
+	if (ringid < 0) {
+		wil_err(wil, "No free vring found\n");
+		goto out;
 	}
 
-	wil_dbg_wmi(wil, "Configure for connection CID %d\n", cid);
+	wil_dbg_wmi(wil, "Configure for connection CID %d vring %d\n",
+		    cid, ringid);
 
 	rc = wil_vring_init_tx(wil, ringid, 1 << tx_ring_order, cid, 0);
 	wil->pending_connect_cid = -1;
@@ -424,6 +430,8 @@ static void wil_connect_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	} else {
 		wil_disconnect_cid(wil, cid, WLAN_REASON_UNSPECIFIED, true);
 	}
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&wil->mutex);
 }
 
 int wil_priv_init(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx.c
index 3bc9bc0efbaccacd4ea4ded29e859a92b358b624..7887e6cfd817ee4c00184566ac9255eb2f2a0b50 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx.c
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ static void wil_vring_free(struct wil6210_priv *wil, struct vring *vring,
 	struct device *dev = wil_to_dev(wil);
 	size_t sz = vring->size * sizeof(vring->va[0]);
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&wil->mutex);
 	if (tx) {
 		int vring_index = vring - wil->vring_tx;
 
@@ -749,6 +750,7 @@ int wil_vring_init_tx(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int id, int size,
 
 	wil_dbg_misc(wil, "%s() max_mpdu_size %d\n", __func__,
 		     cmd.vring_cfg.tx_sw_ring.max_mpdu_size);
+	lockdep_assert_held(&wil->mutex);
 
 	if (vring->va) {
 		wil_err(wil, "Tx ring [%d] already allocated\n", id);
@@ -821,6 +823,7 @@ int wil_vring_init_bcast(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int id, int size)
 
 	wil_dbg_misc(wil, "%s() max_mpdu_size %d\n", __func__,
 		     cmd.vring_cfg.tx_sw_ring.max_mpdu_size);
+	lockdep_assert_held(&wil->mutex);
 
 	if (vring->va) {
 		wil_err(wil, "Tx ring [%d] already allocated\n", id);
@@ -872,7 +875,7 @@ void wil_vring_fini_tx(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int id)
 	struct vring *vring = &wil->vring_tx[id];
 	struct vring_tx_data *txdata = &wil->vring_tx_data[id];
 
-	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&wil->mutex));
+	lockdep_assert_held(&wil->mutex);
 
 	if (!vring->va)
 		return;