diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_wl.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_wl.c
index 2e09c4b..ac8aff1 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_wl.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_wl.c
@@ -676,12 +676,11 @@
 			force_to_wait = true;
 	}
 
-	if (vfd_count)
-		*vfd_count = vfd_read_count;
-
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&vfd->lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&vi->vfds_lock);
+	if (vfd_count)
+		*vfd_count = vfd_read_count;
 	return read_count;
 }