diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
index 1d2d051e59765f5de0ce89811a893d5537e0b701..99c2d360888ef30cc7f0e8637b7aea9af0d474a4 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
@@ -220,9 +220,10 @@ int mesh_path_add(u8 *dst, struct net_device *dev)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 		rcu_assign_pointer(mesh_paths, newtbl);
+		write_unlock(&pathtbl_resize_lock);
+
 		synchronize_rcu();
 		mesh_table_free(oldtbl, false);
-		write_unlock(&pathtbl_resize_lock);
 	}
 endadd2:
 	return err;