diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index b6c9ea7b793baf..4da74f00084952 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -5919,7 +5919,6 @@ u8 chk_bmc_sleepq_hdl(struct adapter *padapter, unsigned char *pbuf)
 	struct sta_info *psta_bmc;
 	struct list_head *xmitframe_plist, *xmitframe_phead, *tmp;
 	struct xmit_frame *pxmitframe = NULL;
-	struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv = &padapter->xmitpriv;
 	struct sta_priv  *pstapriv = &padapter->stapriv;
 
 	/* for BC/MC Frames */
@@ -5930,8 +5929,7 @@ u8 chk_bmc_sleepq_hdl(struct adapter *padapter, unsigned char *pbuf)
 	if ((pstapriv->tim_bitmap&BIT(0)) && (psta_bmc->sleepq_len > 0)) {
 		msleep(10);/*  10ms, ATIM(HIQ) Windows */
 
-		/* spin_lock_bh(&psta_bmc->sleep_q.lock); */
-		spin_lock_bh(&pxmitpriv->lock);
+		spin_lock_bh(&psta_bmc->sleep_q.lock);
 
 		xmitframe_phead = get_list_head(&psta_bmc->sleep_q);
 		list_for_each_safe(xmitframe_plist, tmp, xmitframe_phead) {
@@ -5954,8 +5952,7 @@ u8 chk_bmc_sleepq_hdl(struct adapter *padapter, unsigned char *pbuf)
 			rtw_hal_xmitframe_enqueue(padapter, pxmitframe);
 		}
 
-		/* spin_unlock_bh(&psta_bmc->sleep_q.lock); */
-		spin_unlock_bh(&pxmitpriv->lock);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&psta_bmc->sleep_q.lock);
 
 		/* check hi queue and bmc_sleepq */
 		rtw_chk_hi_queue_cmd(padapter);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_recv.c
index 105fe0e3482a2b..41bfca549c6418 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_recv.c
@@ -957,10 +957,8 @@ static signed int validate_recv_ctrl_frame(struct adapter *padapter, union recv_
 		if ((psta->state&WIFI_SLEEP_STATE) && (pstapriv->sta_dz_bitmap&BIT(psta->aid))) {
 			struct list_head	*xmitframe_plist, *xmitframe_phead;
 			struct xmit_frame *pxmitframe = NULL;
-			struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv = &padapter->xmitpriv;
 
-			/* spin_lock_bh(&psta->sleep_q.lock); */
-			spin_lock_bh(&pxmitpriv->lock);
+			spin_lock_bh(&psta->sleep_q.lock);
 
 			xmitframe_phead = get_list_head(&psta->sleep_q);
 			xmitframe_plist = get_next(xmitframe_phead);
@@ -991,12 +989,10 @@ static signed int validate_recv_ctrl_frame(struct adapter *padapter, union recv_
 					update_beacon(padapter, WLAN_EID_TIM, NULL, true);
 				}
 
-				/* spin_unlock_bh(&psta->sleep_q.lock); */
-				spin_unlock_bh(&pxmitpriv->lock);
+				spin_unlock_bh(&psta->sleep_q.lock);
 
 			} else {
-				/* spin_unlock_bh(&psta->sleep_q.lock); */
-				spin_unlock_bh(&pxmitpriv->lock);
+				spin_unlock_bh(&psta->sleep_q.lock);
 
 				if (pstapriv->tim_bitmap&BIT(psta->aid)) {
 					if (psta->sleepq_len == 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
index 3eb6db2f26bb08..878264f4698091 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
@@ -1797,6 +1797,7 @@ s32 rtw_xmit_classifier(struct adapter *padapter, struct xmit_frame *pxmitframe)
 	struct sta_info *psta;
 	struct tx_servq	*ptxservq;
 	struct pkt_attrib	*pattrib = &pxmitframe->attrib;
+	struct xmit_priv *xmit_priv = &padapter->xmitpriv;
 	struct hw_xmit	*phwxmits =  padapter->xmitpriv.hwxmits;
 	signed int res = _SUCCESS;
 
@@ -1814,12 +1815,14 @@ s32 rtw_xmit_classifier(struct adapter *padapter, struct xmit_frame *pxmitframe)
 
 	ptxservq = rtw_get_sta_pending(padapter, psta, pattrib->priority, (u8 *)(&ac_index));
 
+	spin_lock_bh(&xmit_priv->lock);
 	if (list_empty(&ptxservq->tx_pending))
 		list_add_tail(&ptxservq->tx_pending, get_list_head(phwxmits[ac_index].sta_queue));
 
 	list_add_tail(&pxmitframe->list, get_list_head(&ptxservq->sta_pending));
 	ptxservq->qcnt++;
 	phwxmits[ac_index].accnt++;
+	spin_unlock_bh(&xmit_priv->lock);
 
 exit:
 
@@ -2202,11 +2205,10 @@ void wakeup_sta_to_xmit(struct adapter *padapter, struct sta_info *psta)
 	struct list_head *xmitframe_plist, *xmitframe_phead, *tmp;
 	struct xmit_frame *pxmitframe = NULL;
 	struct sta_priv *pstapriv = &padapter->stapriv;
-	struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv = &padapter->xmitpriv;
 
 	psta_bmc = rtw_get_bcmc_stainfo(padapter);
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&pxmitpriv->lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&psta->sleep_q.lock);
 
 	xmitframe_phead = get_list_head(&psta->sleep_q);
 	list_for_each_safe(xmitframe_plist, tmp, xmitframe_phead) {
@@ -2307,7 +2309,7 @@ void wakeup_sta_to_xmit(struct adapter *padapter, struct sta_info *psta)
 
 _exit:
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&pxmitpriv->lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&psta->sleep_q.lock);
 
 	if (update_mask)
 		update_beacon(padapter, WLAN_EID_TIM, NULL, true);
@@ -2319,9 +2321,8 @@ void xmit_delivery_enabled_frames(struct adapter *padapter, struct sta_info *pst
 	struct list_head *xmitframe_plist, *xmitframe_phead, *tmp;
 	struct xmit_frame *pxmitframe = NULL;
 	struct sta_priv *pstapriv = &padapter->stapriv;
-	struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv = &padapter->xmitpriv;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&pxmitpriv->lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&psta->sleep_q.lock);
 
 	xmitframe_phead = get_list_head(&psta->sleep_q);
 	list_for_each_safe(xmitframe_plist, tmp, xmitframe_phead) {
@@ -2374,7 +2375,7 @@ void xmit_delivery_enabled_frames(struct adapter *padapter, struct sta_info *pst
 		}
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&pxmitpriv->lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&psta->sleep_q.lock);
 }
 
 void enqueue_pending_xmitbuf(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct xmit_buf *pxmitbuf)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723bs_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723bs_xmit.c
index 156d6aba18ca10..5f5c4719b58684 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723bs_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723bs_xmit.c
@@ -507,9 +507,7 @@ s32 rtl8723bs_hal_xmit(
 			rtw_issue_addbareq_cmd(padapter, pxmitframe);
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&pxmitpriv->lock);
 	err = rtw_xmitframe_enqueue(padapter, pxmitframe);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&pxmitpriv->lock);
 	if (err != _SUCCESS) {
 		rtw_free_xmitframe(pxmitpriv, pxmitframe);