diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/nxp/nxpwifi/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/nxp/nxpwifi/cfg80211.c
index 86304ea3331c..161697e038c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/nxp/nxpwifi/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/nxp/nxpwifi/cfg80211.c
@@ -1539,9 +1539,11 @@ nxpwifi_cfg80211_del_station(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wireless_dev *wdev,
 
 	eth_zero_addr(deauth_mac);
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	sta_node = nxpwifi_get_sta_entry(priv, params->mac);
 	if (sta_node)
 		ether_addr_copy(deauth_mac, params->mac);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	if (is_valid_ether_addr(deauth_mac)) {
 		ret = nxpwifi_uap_sta_deauth(priv, deauth_mac);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/nxp/nxpwifi/util.c b/drivers/net/wireless/nxp/nxpwifi/util.c
index bbfefb81d8d3..ae8444a14105 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/nxp/nxpwifi/util.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/nxp/nxpwifi/util.c
@@ -1041,19 +1041,23 @@ nxpwifi_set_sta_ht_cap(struct nxpwifi_private *priv, const u8 *ies,
 	}
 }
 
-/* Delete a station from list; called under cfg80211 mutex. */
+/* Delete a station from list. */
 
 void nxpwifi_del_sta_entry(struct nxpwifi_private *priv, const u8 *mac)
 {
 	struct nxpwifi_sta_node *node;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(node, &priv->sta_list, list) {
+	spin_lock_bh(&priv->sta_list_spinlock);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(node, &priv->sta_list, list) {
 		if (!memcmp(node->mac_addr, mac, ETH_ALEN)) {
 			list_del_rcu(&node->list);
 			kfree_rcu(node, rcu);
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+
+	spin_unlock_bh(&priv->sta_list_spinlock);
 }
 
 /* Delete all stations from list. */