{
        struct net_device *dev = mcast->dev;
        struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+       struct ipoib_ah *ah;
        int ret;
 
        mcast->mcmember = *mcmember;
                                av.static_rate, priv->local_rate,
                                ib_sa_rate_enum_to_int(mcast->mcmember.rate));
 
-               mcast->ah = ipoib_create_ah(dev, priv->pd, &av);
-               if (!mcast->ah) {
+               ah = ipoib_create_ah(dev, priv->pd, &av);
+               if (!ah) {
                        ipoib_warn(priv, "ib_address_create failed\n");
                } else {
                        ipoib_dbg_mcast(priv, "MGID " IPOIB_GID_FMT
                                        be16_to_cpu(mcast->mcmember.mlid),
                                        mcast->mcmember.sl);
                }
+
+               spin_lock_irq(&priv->lock);
+               mcast->ah = ah;
+               spin_unlock_irq(&priv->lock);
        }
 
        /* actually send any queued packets */