diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index cf68700abffabd8147cb58b6f14be5433f024672..d036597aabbed9e7658f6ff26b3ee8afbdf9e532 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -1210,7 +1210,9 @@ int ieee80211_reconfig(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 		switch (sdata->vif.type) {
 		case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
 			changed |= BSS_CHANGED_ASSOC;
+			mutex_lock(&sdata->u.mgd.mtx);
 			ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, changed);
+			mutex_unlock(&sdata->u.mgd.mtx);
 			break;
 		case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
 			changed |= BSS_CHANGED_IBSS;