diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_tx.c
index 735482877a1f..c38e1963ebc0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_tx.c
@@ -1540,7 +1540,9 @@ static int ath10k_htt_tx_32(struct ath10k_htt *htt,
 err_unmap_msdu:
 	dma_unmap_single(dev, skb_cb->paddr, msdu->len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 err_free_msdu_id:
+	spin_lock_bh(&htt->tx_lock);
 	ath10k_htt_tx_free_msdu_id(htt, msdu_id);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&htt->tx_lock);
 err:
 	return res;
 }
@@ -1747,7 +1749,9 @@ static int ath10k_htt_tx_64(struct ath10k_htt *htt,
 err_unmap_msdu:
 	dma_unmap_single(dev, skb_cb->paddr, msdu->len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 err_free_msdu_id:
+	spin_lock_bh(&htt->tx_lock);
 	ath10k_htt_tx_free_msdu_id(htt, msdu_id);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&htt->tx_lock);
 err:
 	return res;
 }