1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index e1a39ed1ef5e..c9f12113ca6a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -1751,6 +1751,7 @@ netdev_tx_t ieee80211_subif_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
                         ret = NETDEV_TX_OK;
                         goto fail;
                 }
+                rcu_read_lock();
                 if (!is_multicast_ether_addr(skb->data))
                         mppath = mpp_path_lookup(skb->data, sdata);
 
@@ -1765,13 +1766,13 @@ netdev_tx_t ieee80211_subif_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
                     !(mppath && compare_ether_addr(mppath->mpp, skb->data))) {
                         hdrlen = ieee80211_fill_mesh_addresses(&hdr, &fc,
                                         skb->data, skb->data + ETH_ALEN);
+                        rcu_read_unlock();
                         meshhdrlen = ieee80211_new_mesh_header(&mesh_hdr,
                                         sdata, NULL, NULL);
                 } else {
                         int is_mesh_mcast = 1;
                         const u8 *mesh_da;
 
-                        rcu_read_lock();
                         if (is_multicast_ether_addr(skb->data))
                                 /* DA TA mSA AE:SA */
                                 mesh_da = skb->data;