diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_modeset.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_modeset.c
index 10769efaf7cb..827622d18fa8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_modeset.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_modeset.c
@@ -700,6 +700,7 @@ int drm_client_modeset_probe(struct drm_client_dev *client, unsigned int width,
 	unsigned int total_modes_count = 0;
 	struct drm_client_offset *offsets;
 	unsigned int connector_count = 0;
+	/* points to modes protected by mode_config.mutex */
 	struct drm_display_mode **modes;
 	struct drm_crtc **crtcs;
 	int i, ret = 0;
@@ -768,7 +769,6 @@ int drm_client_modeset_probe(struct drm_client_dev *client, unsigned int width,
 		drm_client_pick_crtcs(client, connectors, connector_count,
 				      crtcs, modes, 0, width, height);
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
 
 	drm_client_modeset_release(client);
 
@@ -798,6 +798,7 @@ int drm_client_modeset_probe(struct drm_client_dev *client, unsigned int width,
 			modeset->y = offset->y;
 		}
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&client->modeset_mutex);
 out: