diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
index 7cf1ea276e24..62d9558a8e85 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
@@ -7133,6 +7133,7 @@ ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	struct ath11k *ar = hw->priv;
 	struct ath11k_base *ab = ar->ab;
 	struct ath11k_vif *arvif = (void *)vif->drv_priv;
+	struct ath11k_peer *peer;
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ar->conf_mutex);
@@ -7144,9 +7145,13 @@ ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	WARN_ON(!arvif->is_started);
 
 	if (ab->hw_params.vdev_start_delay &&
-	    arvif->vdev_type == WMI_VDEV_TYPE_MONITOR &&
-	    ath11k_peer_find_by_addr(ab, ar->mac_addr))
-		ath11k_peer_delete(ar, arvif->vdev_id, ar->mac_addr);
+	    arvif->vdev_type == WMI_VDEV_TYPE_MONITOR) {
+		spin_lock_bh(&ab->base_lock);
+		peer = ath11k_peer_find_by_addr(ab, ar->mac_addr);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&ab->base_lock);
+		if (peer)
+			ath11k_peer_delete(ar, arvif->vdev_id, ar->mac_addr);
+	}
 
 	if (arvif->vdev_type == WMI_VDEV_TYPE_MONITOR) {
 		ret = ath11k_mac_monitor_stop(ar);