diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mlxbf2.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mlxbf2.c
index 7b7085050219..da570e63589d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mlxbf2.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mlxbf2.c
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ static int mlxbf2_gpio_lock_acquire(struct mlxbf2_gpio_context *gs)
 {
 	u32 arm_gpio_lock_val;
 
-	spin_lock(&gs->gc.bgpio_lock);
 	mutex_lock(yu_arm_gpio_lock_param.lock);
+	spin_lock(&gs->gc.bgpio_lock);
 
 	arm_gpio_lock_val = readl(yu_arm_gpio_lock_param.io);
 
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ static int mlxbf2_gpio_lock_acquire(struct mlxbf2_gpio_context *gs)
 	 * When lock active bit[31] is set, ModeX is write enabled
 	 */
 	if (YU_LOCK_ACTIVE_BIT(arm_gpio_lock_val)) {
-		mutex_unlock(yu_arm_gpio_lock_param.lock);
 		spin_unlock(&gs->gc.bgpio_lock);
+		mutex_unlock(yu_arm_gpio_lock_param.lock);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ static int mlxbf2_gpio_lock_acquire(struct mlxbf2_gpio_context *gs)
 static void mlxbf2_gpio_lock_release(struct mlxbf2_gpio_context *gs)
 {
 	writel(YU_ARM_GPIO_LOCK_RELEASE, yu_arm_gpio_lock_param.io);
-	mutex_unlock(yu_arm_gpio_lock_param.lock);
 	spin_unlock(&gs->gc.bgpio_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(yu_arm_gpio_lock_param.lock);
 }
 
 /*