diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 7a99892e5aba4a3811080399bf68a8a938320987..0d29a9d1f9108fbec9eb6648d2742b200ecfe6ff 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -1693,15 +1693,7 @@ static int ieee80211_add_station(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 	    test_sta_flag(sta, WLAN_STA_ASSOC))
 		rate_control_rate_init(sta);
 
-	err = sta_info_insert_rcu(sta);
-	if (err) {
-		rcu_read_unlock();
-		return err;
-	}
-
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-
-	return 0;
+	return sta_info_insert(sta);
 }
 
 static int ieee80211_del_station(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,