diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
index 5395648ae66d..9d8d5d08b4f1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
@@ -2310,6 +2310,7 @@ int wilc_deinit_host_int(struct net_device *net)
 
 	op_ifcs--;
 
+	mutex_destroy(&priv->scan_req_lock);
 	ret = wilc_deinit(vif);
 
 	clear_shadow_scan();