1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
index 5845dc21ce85..727aa528c831 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
@@ -158,14 +158,14 @@ int mesh_path_add(u8 *dst, struct net_device *dev)
         if (atomic_add_unless(&sdata->u.sta.mpaths, 1, MESH_MAX_MPATHS) == 0)
                 return -ENOSPC;
 
-        read_lock(&pathtbl_resize_lock);
-
         new_mpath = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mesh_path), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!new_mpath) {
                 atomic_dec(&sdata->u.sta.mpaths);
                 err = -ENOMEM;
                 goto endadd2;
         }
+
+        read_lock(&pathtbl_resize_lock);
         memcpy(new_mpath->dst, dst, ETH_ALEN);
         new_mpath->dev = dev;
         new_mpath->flags = 0;
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ int mesh_path_add(u8 *dst, struct net_device *dev)
 
 endadd:
         spin_unlock(&mesh_paths->hashwlock[hash_idx]);
-endadd2:
         read_unlock(&pathtbl_resize_lock);
         if (!err && grow) {
                 struct mesh_table *oldtbl, *newtbl;
@@ -219,6 +218,7 @@ endadd2:
                 mesh_table_free(oldtbl, false);
                 write_unlock(&pathtbl_resize_lock);
         }
+endadd2:
         return err;
 }