1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.c b/net/wireless/reg.c
index 5a24c986f34b..5a950f36bae4 100644
--- a/net/wireless/reg.c
+++ b/net/wireless/reg.c
@@ -2279,7 +2279,9 @@ void wiphy_regulatory_deregister(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 static void reg_timeout_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
         REG_DBG_PRINT("Timeout while waiting for CRDA to reply, restoring regulatory settings\n");
+        rtnl_lock();
         restore_regulatory_settings(true);
+        rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
 int __init regulatory_init(void)