diff --git a/drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c b/drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c
index ea52e15..1b4b53d 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/fw-ohci.c
@@ -850,10 +850,8 @@
 			  1 << (node_id - 32));
 	}
 	flush_writes(ohci);
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ohci->lock, flags);
-
  out:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ohci->lock, flags);
 	return retval;
 }