diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 9499e71630d3..e0d273fba14b 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: c8716d9dc13c7f6ee92f2bfc6cc3b723b417bff8
+refs/heads/master: dafeac387d7f10d12d4fa9cc626af43c805540f7
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c
index 3cc99f3f7ab5..980ae70ea424 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c
@@ -639,8 +639,8 @@ static int carl9170_op_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		if (err)
 			goto unlock;
 	} else {
-		err = carl9170_mod_virtual_mac(ar, vif_id, vif->addr);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
+		err = carl9170_mod_virtual_mac(ar, vif_id, vif->addr);
 
 		if (err)
 			goto unlock;