diff --git a/net/9p/trans_fd.c b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
index 33b317a25a2d..83cdb13c6322 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_fd.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ static void p9_conn_cancel(struct p9_conn *m, int err)
 		list_move(&req->req_list, &cancel_list);
 	}
 
+	spin_unlock(&m->client->lock);
+
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(req, rtmp, &cancel_list, req_list) {
 		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_ERROR, "call back req %p\n", req);
 		list_del(&req->req_list);
@@ -222,7 +224,6 @@ static void p9_conn_cancel(struct p9_conn *m, int err)
 			req->t_err = err;
 		p9_client_cb(m->client, req, REQ_STATUS_ERROR);
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&m->client->lock);
 }
 
 static int