diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 5f8db5ca..fe05a7b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
 	struct sta_info *sta = NULL;
 	enum ieee80211_key_alg alg;
 	struct ieee80211_key *key;
+	int err;
 
 	sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
 
@@ -157,17 +158,24 @@
 	if (!key)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
 	if (mac_addr) {
 		sta = sta_info_get(sdata->local, mac_addr);
 		if (!sta) {
 			ieee80211_key_free(key);
-			return -ENOENT;
+			err = -ENOENT;
+			goto out_unlock;
 		}
 	}
 
 	ieee80211_key_link(key, sdata, sta);
 
-	return 0;
+	err = 0;
+ out_unlock:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int ieee80211_del_key(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
@@ -179,28 +187,37 @@
 
 	sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
 	if (mac_addr) {
+		ret = -ENOENT;
+
 		sta = sta_info_get(sdata->local, mac_addr);
 		if (!sta)
-			return -ENOENT;
+			goto out_unlock;
 
-		ret = 0;
 		if (sta->key) {
 			ieee80211_key_free(sta->key);
 			WARN_ON(sta->key);
-		} else
-			ret = -ENOENT;
+			ret = 0;
+		}
 
-		return ret;
+		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	if (!sdata->keys[key_idx])
-		return -ENOENT;
+	if (!sdata->keys[key_idx]) {
+		ret = -ENOENT;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
 
 	ieee80211_key_free(sdata->keys[key_idx]);
 	WARN_ON(sdata->keys[key_idx]);
 
-	return 0;
+	ret = 0;
+ out_unlock:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int ieee80211_get_key(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
@@ -217,6 +234,8 @@
 	u16 iv16;
 	int err = -ENOENT;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
 	if (mac_addr) {
 		sta = sta_info_get(sdata->local, mac_addr);
 		if (!sta)
@@ -280,6 +299,7 @@
 	err = 0;
 
  out:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -289,9 +309,13 @@
 {
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
 	sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
 	ieee80211_set_default_key(sdata, key_idx);
 
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
 	return 0;
 }