diff --git a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 566c60c..afcdb54 100644
--- a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -9600,8 +9600,10 @@
          }
        }
 
+      rtnl_lock();
       pHddCtx->isLoadUnloadInProgress = WLAN_HDD_UNLOAD_IN_PROGRESS;
       vos_set_load_unload_in_progress(VOS_MODULE_ID_VOSS, TRUE);
+      rtnl_unlock();
 
       /* Driver Need to send country code 00 in below condition
        * 1) If gCountryCodePriority is set to 1; and last country