diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
index 915ba2a7f7448..47b733fdf4fcb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
@@ -3624,23 +3624,16 @@ bool ath10k_mac_tx_frm_has_freq(struct ath10k *ar)
 static int ath10k_mac_tx_wmi_mgmt(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct sk_buff_head *q = &ar->wmi_mgmt_tx_queue;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	spin_lock_bh(&ar->data_lock);
 
-	if (skb_queue_len(q) == ATH10K_MAX_NUM_MGMT_PENDING) {
+	if (skb_queue_len_lockless(q) >= ATH10K_MAX_NUM_MGMT_PENDING) {
 		ath10k_warn(ar, "wmi mgmt tx queue is full\n");
-		ret = -ENOSPC;
-		goto unlock;
+		return -ENOSPC;
 	}
 
-	__skb_queue_tail(q, skb);
+	skb_queue_tail(q, skb);
 	ieee80211_queue_work(ar->hw, &ar->wmi_mgmt_tx_work);
 
-unlock:
-	spin_unlock_bh(&ar->data_lock);
-
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static enum ath10k_mac_tx_path