diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
index 9a501aae48eba54ffda44342782164045f9bded9..c2f40ef418cfd42207df28805e9ea41d68080d07 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
@@ -264,8 +264,10 @@ static u32 hwmp_route_info_get(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	sta = sta_info_get(local, mgmt->sa);
-	if (!sta)
+	if (!sta) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	last_hop_metric = airtime_link_metric_get(local, sta);
 	/* Update and check originator routing info */
@@ -293,6 +295,7 @@ static u32 hwmp_route_info_get(struct net_device *dev,
 		break;
 	default:
 		sta_info_put(sta);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return 0;
 	}
 	new_metric = orig_metric + last_hop_metric;