diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index b912ad2f4b72..4df6d04315e3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -6679,7 +6679,6 @@ u8 chk_bmc_sleepq_hdl(struct adapter *padapter, unsigned char *pbuf)
 	struct sta_info *psta_bmc;
 	struct list_head	*xmitframe_plist, *xmitframe_phead;
 	struct xmit_frame *pxmitframe = NULL;
-	struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv = &padapter->xmitpriv;
 	struct sta_priv  *pstapriv = &padapter->stapriv;
 
 	/* for BC/MC Frames */
@@ -6690,8 +6689,7 @@ 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);
 		xmitframe_plist = get_next(xmitframe_phead);
@@ -6717,8 +6715,7 @@ 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 6979f8dbccb8..0d47e6e12177 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_recv.c
@@ -1144,10 +1144,8 @@ sint validate_recv_ctrl_frame(struct adapter *padapter, union recv_frame *precv_
 		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);
@@ -1182,12 +1180,10 @@ sint validate_recv_ctrl_frame(struct adapter *padapter, union recv_frame *precv_
 					update_beacon(padapter, _TIM_IE_, 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);
 
 				/* DBG_871X("no buffered packets to xmit\n"); */
 				if (pstapriv->tim_bitmap&BIT(psta->aid)) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c
index e3f56c6cc882..b1784b4e466f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c
@@ -330,46 +330,48 @@ u32 rtw_free_stainfo(struct adapter *padapter, struct sta_info *psta)
 
 	/* list_del_init(&psta->wakeup_list); */
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&pxmitpriv->lock);
-
+	spin_lock_bh(&psta->sleep_q.lock);
 	rtw_free_xmitframe_queue(pxmitpriv, &psta->sleep_q);
 	psta->sleepq_len = 0;
+	spin_unlock_bh(&psta->sleep_q.lock);
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&pxmitpriv->lock);
 
 	/* vo */
-	/* spin_lock_bh(&(pxmitpriv->vo_pending.lock)); */
+	spin_lock_bh(&pstaxmitpriv->vo_q.sta_pending.lock);
 	rtw_free_xmitframe_queue(pxmitpriv, &pstaxmitpriv->vo_q.sta_pending);
 	list_del_init(&(pstaxmitpriv->vo_q.tx_pending));
 	phwxmit = pxmitpriv->hwxmits;
 	phwxmit->accnt -= pstaxmitpriv->vo_q.qcnt;
 	pstaxmitpriv->vo_q.qcnt = 0;
-	/* spin_unlock_bh(&(pxmitpriv->vo_pending.lock)); */
+	spin_unlock_bh(&pstaxmitpriv->vo_q.sta_pending.lock);
 
 	/* vi */
-	/* spin_lock_bh(&(pxmitpriv->vi_pending.lock)); */
+	spin_lock_bh(&pstaxmitpriv->vi_q.sta_pending.lock);
 	rtw_free_xmitframe_queue(pxmitpriv, &pstaxmitpriv->vi_q.sta_pending);
 	list_del_init(&(pstaxmitpriv->vi_q.tx_pending));
 	phwxmit = pxmitpriv->hwxmits+1;
 	phwxmit->accnt -= pstaxmitpriv->vi_q.qcnt;
 	pstaxmitpriv->vi_q.qcnt = 0;
-	/* spin_unlock_bh(&(pxmitpriv->vi_pending.lock)); */
+	spin_unlock_bh(&pstaxmitpriv->vi_q.sta_pending.lock);
 
 	/* be */
-	/* spin_lock_bh(&(pxmitpriv->be_pending.lock)); */
+	spin_lock_bh(&pstaxmitpriv->be_q.sta_pending.lock);
 	rtw_free_xmitframe_queue(pxmitpriv, &pstaxmitpriv->be_q.sta_pending);
 	list_del_init(&(pstaxmitpriv->be_q.tx_pending));
 	phwxmit = pxmitpriv->hwxmits+2;
 	phwxmit->accnt -= pstaxmitpriv->be_q.qcnt;
 	pstaxmitpriv->be_q.qcnt = 0;
-	/* spin_unlock_bh(&(pxmitpriv->be_pending.lock)); */
+	spin_unlock_bh(&pstaxmitpriv->be_q.sta_pending.lock);
 
 	/* bk */
-	/* spin_lock_bh(&(pxmitpriv->bk_pending.lock)); */
+	spin_lock_bh(&pstaxmitpriv->bk_q.sta_pending.lock);
 	rtw_free_xmitframe_queue(pxmitpriv, &pstaxmitpriv->bk_q.sta_pending);
 	list_del_init(&(pstaxmitpriv->bk_q.tx_pending));
 	phwxmit = pxmitpriv->hwxmits+3;
 	phwxmit->accnt -= pstaxmitpriv->bk_q.qcnt;
 	pstaxmitpriv->bk_q.qcnt = 0;
-	/* spin_unlock_bh(&(pxmitpriv->bk_pending.lock)); */
+	spin_unlock_bh(&pstaxmitpriv->bk_q.sta_pending.lock);
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&pxmitpriv->lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
index 6ecaff9728fd..d78cff7ed6a0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
@@ -1871,8 +1871,6 @@ void rtw_free_xmitframe_queue(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct __queue *pfram
 	struct list_head	*plist, *phead;
 	struct	xmit_frame	*pxmitframe;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&pframequeue->lock);
-
 	phead = get_list_head(pframequeue);
 	plist = get_next(phead);
 
@@ -1883,7 +1881,6 @@ void rtw_free_xmitframe_queue(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct __queue *pfram
 
 		rtw_free_xmitframe(pxmitpriv, pxmitframe);
 	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&pframequeue->lock);
 }
 
 s32 rtw_xmitframe_enqueue(struct adapter *padapter, struct xmit_frame *pxmitframe)
@@ -1946,6 +1943,7 @@ 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;
 	sint res = _SUCCESS;
 
@@ -1974,12 +1972,14 @@ 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:
 
@@ -2397,11 +2397,10 @@ void wakeup_sta_to_xmit(struct adapter *padapter, struct sta_info *psta)
 	struct list_head	*xmitframe_plist, *xmitframe_phead;
 	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);
 	xmitframe_plist = get_next(xmitframe_phead);
@@ -2509,7 +2508,7 @@ 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, _TIM_IE_, NULL, true);
@@ -2521,9 +2520,8 @@ void xmit_delivery_enabled_frames(struct adapter *padapter, struct sta_info *pst
 	struct list_head	*xmitframe_plist, *xmitframe_phead;
 	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);
 	xmitframe_plist = get_next(xmitframe_phead);
@@ -2579,7 +2577,7 @@ 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(
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723bs_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723bs_xmit.c
index 44799c4a9f35..ce5bf2861d0c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723bs_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723bs_xmit.c
@@ -572,9 +572,7 @@ 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) {
 		RT_TRACE(_module_hal_xmit_c_, _drv_err_, ("rtl8723bs_hal_xmit: enqueue xmitframe fail\n"));
 		rtw_free_xmitframe(pxmitpriv, pxmitframe);