diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/event.c b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/event.c
index 8a3d2b1194e4d610a20f4add6eb47250cc3ae802..bcd415f964129e5d2e7965047e809fed53dab846 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/event.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/event.c
@@ -541,9 +541,9 @@ static int qtnf_event_process_skb(struct qtnf_bus *bus,
 	if (unlikely(!mac))
 		return -ENXIO;
 
-	qtnf_bus_lock(bus);
+	rtnl_lock();
 	res = qtnf_event_parse(mac, skb);
-	qtnf_bus_unlock(bus);
+	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	return res;
 }