diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
index a07e93c21c9e..ecfba8ad29e4 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
@@ -331,7 +331,9 @@ free:
  *
  * @sta: mesh peer link to deactivate
  *
- * All mesh paths with this peer as next hop will be flushed
+ * Mesh paths with this peer as next hop should be flushed
+ * by the caller outside of plink_lock.
+ *
  * Returns beacon changed flag if the beacon content changed.
  *
  * Locking: the caller must hold sta->mesh->plink_lock
@@ -346,7 +348,6 @@ static u32 __mesh_plink_deactivate(struct sta_info *sta)
 	if (sta->mesh->plink_state == NL80211_PLINK_ESTAB)
 		changed = mesh_plink_dec_estab_count(sdata);
 	sta->mesh->plink_state = NL80211_PLINK_BLOCKED;
-	mesh_path_flush_by_nexthop(sta);
 
 	ieee80211_mps_sta_status_update(sta);
 	changed |= ieee80211_mps_set_sta_local_pm(sta,
@@ -374,6 +375,7 @@ u32 mesh_plink_deactivate(struct sta_info *sta)
 			    sta->sta.addr, sta->mesh->llid, sta->mesh->plid,
 			    sta->mesh->reason);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&sta->mesh->plink_lock);
+	mesh_path_flush_by_nexthop(sta);
 
 	return changed;
 }
@@ -748,6 +750,7 @@ u32 mesh_plink_block(struct sta_info *sta)
 	changed = __mesh_plink_deactivate(sta);
 	sta->mesh->plink_state = NL80211_PLINK_BLOCKED;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&sta->mesh->plink_lock);
+	mesh_path_flush_by_nexthop(sta);
 
 	return changed;
 }
@@ -797,6 +800,7 @@ static u32 mesh_plink_fsm(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	struct mesh_config *mshcfg = &sdata->u.mesh.mshcfg;
 	enum ieee80211_self_protected_actioncode action = 0;
 	u32 changed = 0;
+	bool flush = false;
 
 	mpl_dbg(sdata, "peer %pM in state %s got event %s\n", sta->sta.addr,
 		mplstates[sta->mesh->plink_state], mplevents[event]);
@@ -885,6 +889,7 @@ static u32 mesh_plink_fsm(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 			changed |= mesh_set_short_slot_time(sdata);
 			mesh_plink_close(sdata, sta, event);
 			action = WLAN_SP_MESH_PEERING_CLOSE;
+			flush = true;
 			break;
 		case OPN_ACPT:
 			action = WLAN_SP_MESH_PEERING_CONFIRM;
@@ -916,6 +921,8 @@ static u32 mesh_plink_fsm(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		break;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&sta->mesh->plink_lock);
+	if (flush)
+		mesh_path_flush_by_nexthop(sta);
 	if (action) {
 		mesh_plink_frame_tx(sdata, sta, action, sta->sta.addr,
 				    sta->mesh->llid, sta->mesh->plid,