diff --git a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
index 75113cb7c4fb..6abef3cfcbc1 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
@@ -695,9 +695,12 @@ static void rcu_report_exp_rnp(struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_node *rnp)
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rnp->lock, flags);
 	for (;;) {
-		if (!sync_rcu_preempt_exp_done(rnp))
+		if (!sync_rcu_preempt_exp_done(rnp)) {
+			raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
 			break;
+		}
 		if (rnp->parent == NULL) {
+			raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
 			wake_up(&sync_rcu_preempt_exp_wq);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -707,7 +710,6 @@ static void rcu_report_exp_rnp(struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_node *rnp)
 		raw_spin_lock(&rnp->lock); /* irqs already disabled */
 		rnp->expmask &= ~mask;
 	}
-	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
 }
 
 /*