diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_client.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_client.c
index 90b435cd77ecef7d59ea8d7b715e6e75159f14f1..677dae54918d8ce4c79abdeb5bb7f97faee1ab7b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_client.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_client.c
@@ -992,7 +992,6 @@ int i40e_unregister_client(struct i40e_client *client)
 	if (!i40e_client_is_registered(client)) {
 		pr_info("i40e: Client %s has not been registered\n",
 			client->name);
-		mutex_unlock(&i40e_client_mutex);
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto out;
 	}