diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
index 2c6503878059d22c5545fc76db3790625184af9c..50b379a6c9ee001bb857cbeb39bd982f4b6430b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
@@ -174,7 +174,13 @@ static void rt2x00lib_beaconupdate_iter(void *data, u8 *mac,
 	    vif->type != NL80211_IFTYPE_WDS)
 		return;
 
-	rt2x00queue_update_beacon(rt2x00dev, vif);
+	/*
+	 * Update the beacon without locking. This is safe on PCI devices
+	 * as they only update the beacon periodically here. This should
+	 * never be called for USB devices.
+	 */
+	WARN_ON(rt2x00_is_usb(rt2x00dev));
+	rt2x00queue_update_beacon_locked(rt2x00dev, vif);
 }
 
 void rt2x00lib_beacondone(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
@@ -183,9 +189,9 @@ void rt2x00lib_beacondone(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 		return;
 
 	/* send buffered bc/mc frames out for every bssid */
-	ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces(rt2x00dev->hw,
-					    rt2x00lib_bc_buffer_iter,
-					    rt2x00dev);
+	ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces_atomic(rt2x00dev->hw,
+						   rt2x00lib_bc_buffer_iter,
+						   rt2x00dev);
 	/*
 	 * Devices with pre tbtt interrupt don't need to update the beacon
 	 * here as they will fetch the next beacon directly prior to
@@ -195,9 +201,9 @@ void rt2x00lib_beacondone(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 		return;
 
 	/* fetch next beacon */
-	ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces(rt2x00dev->hw,
-					    rt2x00lib_beaconupdate_iter,
-					    rt2x00dev);
+	ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces_atomic(rt2x00dev->hw,
+						   rt2x00lib_beaconupdate_iter,
+						   rt2x00dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00lib_beacondone);
 
@@ -207,9 +213,9 @@ void rt2x00lib_pretbtt(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 		return;
 
 	/* fetch next beacon */
-	ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces(rt2x00dev->hw,
-					    rt2x00lib_beaconupdate_iter,
-					    rt2x00dev);
+	ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces_atomic(rt2x00dev->hw,
+						   rt2x00lib_beaconupdate_iter,
+						   rt2x00dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00lib_pretbtt);