1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index 3d304ff7f095..31b699f2d088 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -334,13 +334,13 @@ static int acpi_ec_transaction_unlocked(struct acpi_ec *ec,
         pr_debug("***** Command(%s) started *****\n",
                  acpi_ec_cmd_string(t->command));
         start_transaction(ec);
-        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ec->lock, tmp);
-        ret = ec_poll(ec);
-        spin_lock_irqsave(&ec->lock, tmp);
         if (ec->curr->command == ACPI_EC_COMMAND_QUERY) {
                 clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_QUERY_PENDING, &ec->flags);
                 pr_debug("***** Event stopped *****\n");
         }
+        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ec->lock, tmp);
+        ret = ec_poll(ec);
+        spin_lock_irqsave(&ec->lock, tmp);
         pr_debug("***** Command(%s) stopped *****\n",
                  acpi_ec_cmd_string(t->command));
         ec->curr = NULL;