diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_utils.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_utils.c
index 7c44b78b87c9..5b40376d7d1a 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_utils.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_utils.c
@@ -7057,9 +7057,9 @@ mark_sw_cnt:
 done:
 	/* get a handle from idr for dealloc */
 	counter->hdl = __ipa3_alloc_counter_hdl(counter);
+	memcpy(header, counter, sizeof(struct ipa_ioc_flt_rt_counter_alloc));
 	spin_unlock(&ipa3_ctx->flt_rt_counters.hdl_lock);
 	idr_preload_end();
-	memcpy(header, counter, sizeof(struct ipa_ioc_flt_rt_counter_alloc));
 	return 0;
 
 err: