diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_cq.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_cq.c
index 20ff0c0c4605..6ca2a05b6a2a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_cq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_cq.c
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@ int rxe_cq_post(struct rxe_cq *cq, struct rxe_cqe *cqe, int solicited)
 
 	queue_advance_producer(cq->queue, QUEUE_TYPE_TO_CLIENT);
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cq->cq_lock, flags);
-
 	if ((cq->notify == IB_CQ_NEXT_COMP) ||
 	    (cq->notify == IB_CQ_SOLICITED && solicited)) {
 		cq->notify = 0;
@@ -122,6 +120,8 @@ int rxe_cq_post(struct rxe_cq *cq, struct rxe_cqe *cqe, int solicited)
 		cq->ibcq.comp_handler(&cq->ibcq, cq->ibcq.cq_context);
 	}
 
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cq->cq_lock, flags);
+
 	return 0;
 }