1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index 211c475f73c6..56422d894351 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ int sta_info_insert_rcu(struct sta_info *sta) __acquires(RCU)
         /* check if STA exists already */
         if (sta_info_get_bss(sdata, sta->sta.addr)) {
                 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->sta_lock, flags);
+                mutex_unlock(&local->sta_mtx);
                 rcu_read_lock();
                 err = -EEXIST;
                 goto out_free;