diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
index cd62d75b2cc030d27b275423eaba578b3c93eceb..e2832bc7869a2ed357ff85763f4ed811af29592e 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
@@ -1906,9 +1906,9 @@ int ecryptfs_get_tfm_and_mutex_for_cipher_name(struct crypto_blkcipher **tfm,
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&key_tfm_list_mutex);
 	(*tfm) = key_tfm->key_tfm;
 	(*tfm_mutex) = &key_tfm->key_tfm_mutex;
 out:
+	mutex_unlock(&key_tfm_list_mutex);
 	return rc;
 }