RX_HANDLER(DTS_MEASUREMENT_NOTIFICATION, iwl_mvm_temp_notif,
                   RX_HANDLER_ASYNC_LOCKED),
        RX_HANDLER_GRP(PHY_OPS_GROUP, DTS_MEASUREMENT_NOTIF_WIDE,
-                      iwl_mvm_temp_notif, RX_HANDLER_ASYNC_LOCKED),
+                      iwl_mvm_temp_notif, RX_HANDLER_ASYNC_UNLOCKED),
        RX_HANDLER_GRP(PHY_OPS_GROUP, CT_KILL_NOTIFICATION,
                       iwl_mvm_ct_kill_notif, RX_HANDLER_SYNC),
 
 
        if (WARN_ON(ths_crossed >= IWL_MAX_DTS_TRIPS))
                return;
 
-       /*
-        * We are now handling a temperature notification from the firmware
-        * in ASYNC and hold the mutex. thermal_notify_framework will call
-        * us back through get_temp() which ought to send a SYNC command to
-        * the firmware and hence to take the mutex.
-        * Avoid the deadlock by unlocking the mutex here.
-        */
        if (mvm->tz_device.tzone) {
                struct iwl_mvm_thermal_device *tz_dev = &mvm->tz_device;
 
-               mutex_unlock(&mvm->mutex);
                thermal_notify_framework(tz_dev->tzone,
                                         tz_dev->fw_trips_index[ths_crossed]);
-               mutex_lock(&mvm->mutex);
        }
 #endif /* CONFIG_THERMAL */
 }