diff --git a/drivers/dma/mediatek/mtk-uart-apdma.c b/drivers/dma/mediatek/mtk-uart-apdma.c
index 7718d09e3d29..5d1ba3ba3755 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/mediatek/mtk-uart-apdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/mediatek/mtk-uart-apdma.c
@@ -450,9 +450,8 @@ static int mtk_uart_apdma_device_pause(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	mtk_uart_apdma_write(c, VFF_EN, VFF_EN_CLR_B);
 	mtk_uart_apdma_write(c, VFF_INT_EN, VFF_INT_EN_CLR_B);
 
-	synchronize_irq(c->irq);
-
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&c->vc.lock, flags);
+	synchronize_irq(c->irq);
 
 	return 0;
 }