diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
index 1799bba74390..04eeb540490f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
@@ -906,8 +906,8 @@ static blk_status_t blkif_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 	return BLK_STS_IOERR;
 
 out_busy:
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rinfo->ring_lock, flags);
 	blk_mq_stop_hw_queue(hctx);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rinfo->ring_lock, flags);
 	return BLK_STS_RESOURCE;
 }