1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
index 90d1f76c0e8b..7f372672ac4e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_main.c
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ int ql_write_cfg(struct ql_adapter *qdev, void *ptr, int size, u32 bit,
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }
 
+        status = ql_sem_spinlock(qdev, SEM_ICB_MASK);
+        if (status)
+                return status;
+
         status = ql_wait_cfg(qdev, bit);
         if (status) {
                 QPRINTK(qdev, IFUP, ERR,
@@ -221,12 +225,8 @@ int ql_write_cfg(struct ql_adapter *qdev, void *ptr, int size, u32 bit,
                 goto exit;
         }
 
-        status = ql_sem_spinlock(qdev, SEM_ICB_MASK);
-        if (status)
-                goto exit;
         ql_write32(qdev, ICB_L, (u32) map);
         ql_write32(qdev, ICB_H, (u32) (map >> 32));
-        ql_sem_unlock(qdev, SEM_ICB_MASK);      /* does flush too */
 
         mask = CFG_Q_MASK | (bit << 16);
         value = bit | (q_id << CFG_Q_SHIFT);
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ int ql_write_cfg(struct ql_adapter *qdev, void *ptr, int size, u32 bit,
          */
         status = ql_wait_cfg(qdev, bit);
 exit:
+        ql_sem_unlock(qdev, SEM_ICB_MASK);      /* does flush too */
         pci_unmap_single(qdev->pdev, map, size, direction);
         return status;
 }