1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
index 6b208ffafa8..87ac21ec23d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
@@ -64,16 +64,17 @@ nouveau_fence_update(struct nouveau_channel *chan)
         struct nouveau_fence *fence;
         uint32_t sequence;
 
+        spin_lock(&chan->fence.lock);
+
         if (USE_REFCNT)
                 sequence = nvchan_rd32(chan, 0x48);
         else
                 sequence = atomic_read(&chan->fence.last_sequence_irq);
 
         if (chan->fence.sequence_ack == sequence)
-                return;
+                goto out;
         chan->fence.sequence_ack = sequence;
 
-        spin_lock(&chan->fence.lock);
         list_for_each_safe(entry, tmp, &chan->fence.pending) {
                 fence = list_entry(entry, struct nouveau_fence, entry);
 
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ nouveau_fence_update(struct nouveau_channel *chan)
                 if (sequence == chan->fence.sequence_ack)
                         break;
         }
+out:
         spin_unlock(&chan->fence.lock);
 }