diff --git a/drivers/spi/spidev.c b/drivers/spi/spidev.c
index 91a0fcd72423080900c6c733f6aeb7e800a85538..d0e7dfc647cf21a729696cbe499f7fc6dbf53b02 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spidev.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spidev.c
@@ -651,11 +651,11 @@ static int spidev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 		kfree(spidev->rx_buffer);
 		spidev->rx_buffer = NULL;
 
+		spin_lock_irq(&spidev->spi_lock);
 		if (spidev->spi)
 			spidev->speed_hz = spidev->spi->max_speed_hz;
 
 		/* ... after we unbound from the underlying device? */
-		spin_lock_irq(&spidev->spi_lock);
 		dofree = (spidev->spi == NULL);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&spidev->spi_lock);