1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_rate.c b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_rate.c
index 7254bd609839..3260a4a0ecc5 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_rate.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_rate.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ int ieee80211_rate_control_register(struct rate_control_ops *ops)
                 if (!strcmp(alg->ops->name, ops->name)) {
                         /* don't register an algorithm twice */
                         WARN_ON(1);
+                        mutex_unlock(&rate_ctrl_mutex);
                         return -EALREADY;
                 }
         }