diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
index a2a895bee6d8..02ccdaee6da9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
@@ -1738,14 +1738,19 @@ int wmi_new_sta(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const u8 *mac, u8 aid)
 
 void wmi_event_flush(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 {
+	ulong flags;
 	struct pending_wmi_event *evt, *t;
 
 	wil_dbg_wmi(wil, "event_flush\n");
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&wil->wmi_ev_lock, flags);
+
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(evt, t, &wil->pending_wmi_ev, list) {
 		list_del(&evt->list);
 		kfree(evt);
 	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wil->wmi_ev_lock, flags);
 }
 
 static bool wmi_evt_call_handler(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int id,