diff --git a/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6asm.c b/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6asm.c
index 835ac98a789c..c80f488e5719 100644
--- a/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6asm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6asm.c
@@ -299,9 +299,9 @@ static void q6asm_audio_client_free_buf(struct audio_client *ac,
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ac->lock, flags);
 	port->num_periods = 0;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ac->lock, flags);
 	kfree(port->buf);
 	port->buf = NULL;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ac->lock, flags);
 }
 
 /**