diff --git a/sound/usb/usb_audio_qmi_svc.c b/sound/usb/usb_audio_qmi_svc.c
index 4b91dbaec7b7..19929b88c60a 100644
--- a/sound/usb/usb_audio_qmi_svc.c
+++ b/sound/usb/usb_audio_qmi_svc.c
@@ -1205,19 +1205,19 @@ static void handle_uaudio_stream_req(struct qmi_handle *handle,
 
 response:
 	if (!req_msg->enable && (ret != -EINVAL || ret != -ENODEV)) {
+		mutex_lock(&chip->dev_lock);
 		if (info_idx >= 0) {
-			mutex_lock(&chip->dev_lock);
 			info = &uadev[pcm_card_num].info[info_idx];
 			uaudio_dev_intf_cleanup(
 					uadev[pcm_card_num].udev,
 					info);
 			uaudio_dbg("release resources: intf# %d card# %d\n",
 					subs->interface, pcm_card_num);
-			mutex_unlock(&chip->dev_lock);
 		}
 		if (atomic_read(&uadev[pcm_card_num].in_use))
 			kref_put(&uadev[pcm_card_num].kref,
 					uaudio_dev_release);
+		mutex_unlock(&chip->dev_lock);
 	}
 
 	resp.usb_token = req_msg->usb_token;