diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index 3a54c8e6b6c6..f08d4b3bb148 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Copyright 2006-2010		Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
  * Copyright 2013-2014  Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
  * Copyright 2015-2017	Intel Deutschland GmbH
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2021 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2018-2022 Intel Corporation
  */
 
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
@@ -332,29 +332,20 @@ static void cfg80211_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 void cfg80211_destroy_ifaces(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev)
 {
 	struct wireless_dev *wdev, *tmp;
-	bool found = false;
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
-	list_for_each_entry(wdev, &rdev->wiphy.wdev_list, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(wdev, tmp, &rdev->wiphy.wdev_list, list) {
 		if (wdev->nl_owner_dead) {
 			if (wdev->netdev)
 				dev_close(wdev->netdev);
-			found = true;
-		}
-	}
 
-	if (!found)
-		return;
-
-	wiphy_lock(&rdev->wiphy);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(wdev, tmp, &rdev->wiphy.wdev_list, list) {
-		if (wdev->nl_owner_dead) {
+			wiphy_lock(&rdev->wiphy);
 			cfg80211_leave(rdev, wdev);
 			rdev_del_virtual_intf(rdev, wdev);
+			wiphy_unlock(&rdev->wiphy);
 		}
 	}
-	wiphy_unlock(&rdev->wiphy);
 }
 
 static void cfg80211_destroy_iface_wk(struct work_struct *work)