diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index ecc232eb1ee8..e082582e0aa2 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1284,6 +1284,9 @@ struct ieee80211_local {
 	struct list_head active_txqs[IEEE80211_NUM_ACS];
 	u16 schedule_round[IEEE80211_NUM_ACS];
 
+	/* serializes ieee80211_handle_wake_tx_queue */
+	spinlock_t handle_wake_tx_queue_lock;
+
 	u16 airtime_flags;
 	u32 aql_txq_limit_low[IEEE80211_NUM_ACS];
 	u32 aql_txq_limit_high[IEEE80211_NUM_ACS];
diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index 846528850612..ddf2b7811c55 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -802,6 +802,8 @@ struct ieee80211_hw *ieee80211_alloc_hw_nm(size_t priv_data_len,
 	local->aql_threshold = IEEE80211_AQL_THRESHOLD;
 	atomic_set(&local->aql_total_pending_airtime, 0);
 
+	spin_lock_init(&local->handle_wake_tx_queue_lock);
+
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&local->chanctx_list);
 	mutex_init(&local->chanctx_mtx);
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index 1a28fe5cb614..3aceb3b731bf 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@ void ieee80211_handle_wake_tx_queue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = vif_to_sdata(txq->vif);
 	struct ieee80211_txq *queue;
 
+	spin_lock(&local->handle_wake_tx_queue_lock);
+
 	/* Use ieee80211_next_txq() for airtime fairness accounting */
 	ieee80211_txq_schedule_start(hw, txq->ac);
 	while ((queue = ieee80211_next_txq(hw, txq->ac))) {
@@ -321,6 +323,7 @@ void ieee80211_handle_wake_tx_queue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		ieee80211_return_txq(hw, queue, false);
 	}
 	ieee80211_txq_schedule_end(hw, txq->ac);
+	spin_unlock(&local->handle_wake_tx_queue_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_handle_wake_tx_queue);