--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ static int ath9k_init_softc(u16 devid, s
 	common->hw = sc->hw;
 	common->priv = sc;
 	common->debug_mask = ath9k_debug;
+	spin_lock_init(&common->cc_lock);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&sc->wiphy_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&sc->sc_resetlock);