diff --git a/net/wireless/sme.c b/net/wireless/sme.c
index 09d994d192ff..482c70e70127 100644
--- a/net/wireless/sme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/sme.c
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ void cfg80211_conn_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	rtnl_lock();
 	cfg80211_lock_rdev(rdev);
 	mutex_lock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
+	mutex_lock(&rdev->sched_scan_mtx);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(wdev, &rdev->wdev_list, list) {
 		wdev_lock(wdev);
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ void cfg80211_conn_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		wdev_unlock(wdev);
 	}
 
+	mutex_unlock(&rdev->sched_scan_mtx);
 	mutex_unlock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
 	cfg80211_unlock_rdev(rdev);
 	rtnl_unlock();