diff --git a/net/mac80211/agg-tx.c b/net/mac80211/agg-tx.c
index 420486b5a1d9..bef516ec47f9 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/agg-tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/agg-tx.c
@@ -226,7 +226,11 @@ ieee80211_agg_start_txq(struct sta_info *sta, int tid, bool enable)
 		clear_bit(IEEE80211_TXQ_AMPDU, &txqi->flags);
 
 	clear_bit(IEEE80211_TXQ_STOP, &txqi->flags);
+	local_bh_disable();
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	drv_wake_tx_queue(sta->sdata->local, txqi);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	local_bh_enable();
 }
 
 /*