diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_event.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_event.c
index bc79ca4cb803..753458628f86 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_event.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_event.c
@@ -364,10 +364,12 @@ static void mwifiex_process_uap_tx_pause(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 		sta_ptr = mwifiex_get_sta_entry(priv, tp->peermac);
 		if (sta_ptr && sta_ptr->tx_pause != tp->tx_pause) {
 			sta_ptr->tx_pause = tp->tx_pause;
+			spin_unlock_bh(&priv->sta_list_spinlock);
 			mwifiex_update_ralist_tx_pause(priv, tp->peermac,
 						       tp->tx_pause);
+		} else {
+			spin_unlock_bh(&priv->sta_list_spinlock);
 		}
-		spin_unlock_bh(&priv->sta_list_spinlock);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -399,11 +401,13 @@ static void mwifiex_process_sta_tx_pause(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 			sta_ptr = mwifiex_get_sta_entry(priv, tp->peermac);
 			if (sta_ptr && sta_ptr->tx_pause != tp->tx_pause) {
 				sta_ptr->tx_pause = tp->tx_pause;
+				spin_unlock_bh(&priv->sta_list_spinlock);
 				mwifiex_update_ralist_tx_pause(priv,
 							       tp->peermac,
 							       tp->tx_pause);
+			} else {
+				spin_unlock_bh(&priv->sta_list_spinlock);
 			}
-			spin_unlock_bh(&priv->sta_list_spinlock);
 		}
 	}
 }