diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_qmi_service.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_qmi_service.c
index 51b229a99fd1..c8ef3a0e7bc5 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_qmi_service.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_qmi_service.c
@@ -483,8 +483,11 @@ static int ipa3_qmi_send_req_wait(struct qmi_handle *client_handle,
 		req_desc->ei_array,
 		req);
 
-	if (unlikely(!ipa_q6_clnt))
+	if (unlikely(!ipa_q6_clnt)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&ipa3_qmi_lock);
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	mutex_unlock(&ipa3_qmi_lock);
 
 	if (ret < 0) {