diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/cw1200/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/cw1200/scan.c
index 9f1037e7e55c..2ce0193614f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/cw1200/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/cw1200/scan.c
@@ -84,8 +84,11 @@ int cw1200_hw_scan(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	frame.skb = ieee80211_probereq_get(hw, priv->vif->addr, NULL, 0,
 		req->ie_len);
-	if (!frame.skb)
+	if (!frame.skb) {
+		mutex_unlock(&priv->conf_mutex);
+		up(&priv->scan.lock);
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	if (req->ie_len)
 		memcpy(skb_put(frame.skb, req->ie_len), req->ie, req->ie_len);