diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
index c3a7396fb955..88a6d5e18ccc 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ static int table_path_del(struct mesh_table *tbl,
 	spin_lock_bh(&tbl->walk_lock);
 	mpath = rhashtable_lookup_fast(&tbl->rhead, addr, mesh_rht_params);
 	if (!mpath) {
-		rcu_read_unlock();
+		spin_unlock_bh(&tbl->walk_lock);
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}