diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 82ded4364b93..b9848ca251bf 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 9feaddc77b2a2ee460f39d1420f9675db972659e
+refs/heads/master: 05a30f9cf2a57ebbb2b616b5394e06b893179f13
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
index 6c386dad1d40..9d371c18eb41 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
@@ -1452,6 +1452,8 @@ static void ath9k_htc_sta_notify(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv = hw->priv;
 	int ret;
 
+	mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
+
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case STA_NOTIFY_ADD:
 		ret = ath9k_htc_add_station(priv, vif, sta);
@@ -1464,6 +1466,8 @@ static void ath9k_htc_sta_notify(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
 }
 
 static int ath9k_htc_conf_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u16 queue,