diff --git a/drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c b/drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c
index ad4eb1024d1f..51387d75c7bf 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c
@@ -939,12 +939,12 @@ static int scsiback_add_translation_entry(struct vscsibk_info *info,
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&info->v2p_lock, flags);
 
 out_free:
-	mutex_lock(&tpg->tv_tpg_mutex);
-	tpg->tv_tpg_fe_count--;
-	mutex_unlock(&tpg->tv_tpg_mutex);
-
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		mutex_lock(&tpg->tv_tpg_mutex);
+		tpg->tv_tpg_fe_count--;
+		mutex_unlock(&tpg->tv_tpg_mutex);
 		kfree(new);
+	}
 
 	return err;
 }