diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/vsc-tp.c b/drivers/misc/mei/vsc-tp.c
index 682c62c635b6..03486bebae09 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/vsc-tp.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/vsc-tp.c
@@ -419,6 +419,8 @@ static irqreturn_t vsc_tp_isr(int irq, void *data)
 
 	atomic_inc(&tp->assert_cnt);
 
+	wake_up(&tp->xfer_wait);
+
 	return IRQ_WAKE_THREAD;
 }
 
@@ -426,8 +428,6 @@ static irqreturn_t vsc_tp_thread_isr(int irq, void *data)
 {
 	struct vsc_tp *tp = data;
 
-	wake_up(&tp->xfer_wait);
-
 	if (tp->event_notify)
 		tp->event_notify(tp->event_notify_context);