diff --git a/channeldb/revocation_log_test.go b/channeldb/revocation_log_test.go
index 35866c3cf..e20995733 100644
--- a/channeldb/revocation_log_test.go
+++ b/channeldb/revocation_log_test.go
@@ -211,9 +211,10 @@ func TestSerializeHTLCEntries(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSerializeRevocationLog(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	// Copy the testRevocationLog.
+	// Copy the testRevocationLog and testHTLCEntry.
 	rl := testRevocationLog
-	rl.HTLCEntries = []*HTLCEntry{&testHTLCEntry}
+	htlc := testHTLCEntry
+	rl.HTLCEntries = []*HTLCEntry{&htlc}
 
 	// Write the tlv stream.
 	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.15.1.md b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.15.1.md
index 3e7dfc179..0d5bdad15 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.15.1.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.15.1.md
@@ -15,8 +15,14 @@
 * [Add previous_outpoints to listchaintxns](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/6321)
 
 
+## Bug Fixes
+
+* Fixed data race found in
+  [`TestSerializeHTLCEntries`](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/6673).
+
 # Contributors (Alphabetical Order)
 
 * Elle Mouton
 * ErikEk
 * Priyansh Rastogi
+* Yong Yu