diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
index fd778337deeec4e58b1bddb4d08668aaf51890d9..c2b91f566e05073d83dbbe60e265a78ddaf8fa9e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
@@ -358,10 +358,12 @@ int mwifiex_main_process(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 		}
 	} while (true);
 
-	if ((adapter->int_status) || IS_CARD_RX_RCVD(adapter))
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->main_proc_lock, flags);
+	if ((adapter->int_status) || IS_CARD_RX_RCVD(adapter)) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->main_proc_lock, flags);
 		goto process_start;
+	}
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->main_proc_lock, flags);
 	adapter->mwifiex_processing = false;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->main_proc_lock, flags);