diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
index 3d53842ee60e0a408cea69f759bab5181c70ff41..ee990a7a5411dee4cd4e2f204362041b7528a211 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
@@ -1160,10 +1160,11 @@ void iwl_trans_pcie_reclaim(struct iwl_trans *trans, int txq_id, int ssn,
 			 */
 			iwl_trans_tx(trans, skb, dev_cmd_ptr, txq_id);
 		}
-		spin_lock_bh(&txq->lock);
 
 		if (iwl_queue_space(trans, txq) > txq->low_mark)
 			iwl_wake_queue(trans, txq);
+
+		spin_lock_bh(&txq->lock);
 	}
 
 	if (txq->read_ptr == txq->write_ptr) {