struct cfg80211_bitrate_mask mask;
        struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = info->user_ptr[0];
        struct net_device *dev = info->user_ptr[1];
+       struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
        int err;
 
        if (!rdev->ops->set_bitrate_mask)
                return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+       wdev_lock(wdev);
        err = nl80211_parse_tx_bitrate_mask(info, info->attrs,
                                            NL80211_ATTR_TX_RATES, &mask,
                                            dev, true);
        if (err)
-               return err;
+               goto out;
 
-       return rdev_set_bitrate_mask(rdev, dev, NULL, &mask);
+       err = rdev_set_bitrate_mask(rdev, dev, NULL, &mask);
+out:
+       wdev_unlock(wdev);
+       return err;
 }
 
 static int nl80211_register_mgmt(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)