diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index e47b0a9086e5..35c8a631b0b5 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -647,12 +647,13 @@ static size_t crng_fast_load(const u8 *cp, size_t len)
 		p[crng_init_cnt % CHACHA20_KEY_SIZE] ^= *cp;
 		cp++; crng_init_cnt++; len--; ret++;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&primary_crng.lock, flags);
 	if (crng_init_cnt >= CRNG_INIT_CNT_THRESH) {
 		invalidate_batched_entropy();
 		crng_init = 1;
-		pr_notice("fast init done\n");
 	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&primary_crng.lock, flags);
+	if (crng_init == 1)
+		pr_notice("fast init done\n");
 	return ret;
 }