diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
index 74cc3c83160464fa4aa12e79659fce75ba52b1b9..fc527de734653260d283062d09e7f20d5f1e3af6 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
@@ -1884,11 +1884,6 @@ static void ftdi_write_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
 
 	dbg("%s - port %d", __func__, port->number);
 
-	if (status) {
-		dbg("nonzero write bulk status received: %d", status);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
 	if (!priv) {
 		dbg("%s - bad port private data pointer - exiting", __func__);
@@ -1906,6 +1901,11 @@ static void ftdi_write_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	priv->tx_outstanding_bytes -= countback;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->tx_lock, flags);
 
+	if (status) {
+		dbg("nonzero write bulk status received: %d", status);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	usb_serial_port_softint(port);
 } /* ftdi_write_bulk_callback */