diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/fs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/fs.c
index b2834ce0f80c..c15fcbff5e69 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/fs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/fs.c
@@ -2530,8 +2530,8 @@ static int UVERBS_HANDLER(MLX5_IB_METHOD_STEERING_ANCHOR_CREATE)(
 	mlx5_steering_anchor_destroy_res(ft_prio);
 put_flow_table:
 	put_flow_table(dev, ft_prio, true);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->flow_db->lock);
 free_obj:
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->flow_db->lock);
 	kfree(obj);
 
 	return err;