diff --git a/sound/hda/hdac_stream.c b/sound/hda/hdac_stream.c
index 682ed39f79b0..b299b8b7f871 100644
--- a/sound/hda/hdac_stream.c
+++ b/sound/hda/hdac_stream.c
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ struct hdac_stream *snd_hdac_stream_assign(struct hdac_bus *bus,
 	int key = (substream->pcm->device << 16) | (substream->number << 2) |
 		(substream->stream + 1);
 
+	spin_lock_irq(&bus->reg_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(azx_dev, &bus->stream_list, list) {
 		if (azx_dev->direction != substream->stream)
 			continue;
@@ -302,13 +303,12 @@ struct hdac_stream *snd_hdac_stream_assign(struct hdac_bus *bus,
 			res = azx_dev;
 	}
 	if (res) {
-		spin_lock_irq(&bus->reg_lock);
 		res->opened = 1;
 		res->running = 0;
 		res->assigned_key = key;
 		res->substream = substream;
-		spin_unlock_irq(&bus->reg_lock);
 	}
+	spin_unlock_irq(&bus->reg_lock);
 	return res;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_hdac_stream_assign);