diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/reg.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/reg.c
index 7c9dc91cc48a9..c79a7c7eb56ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/reg.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/reg.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ int ath11k_regd_update(struct ath11k *ar, bool init)
 	ab = ar->ab;
 	pdev_id = ar->pdev_idx;
 
-	spin_lock(&ab->base_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&ab->base_lock);
 
 	if (init) {
 		/* Apply the regd received during init through
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ int ath11k_regd_update(struct ath11k *ar, bool init)
 
 	if (!regd) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
-		spin_unlock(&ab->base_lock);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&ab->base_lock);
 		goto err;
 	}
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ int ath11k_regd_update(struct ath11k *ar, bool init)
 	if (regd_copy)
 		ath11k_copy_regd(regd, regd_copy);
 
-	spin_unlock(&ab->base_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&ab->base_lock);
 
 	if (!regd_copy) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;