diff --git a/sound/usb/endpoint.c b/sound/usb/endpoint.c
index d8dc7cb56d43..50104f658ed4 100644
--- a/sound/usb/endpoint.c
+++ b/sound/usb/endpoint.c
@@ -346,17 +346,17 @@ static void queue_pending_output_urbs(struct snd_usb_endpoint *ep)
 			ep->next_packet_read_pos %= MAX_URBS;
 
 			/* take URB out of FIFO */
-			if (!list_empty(&ep->ready_playback_urbs))
+			if (!list_empty(&ep->ready_playback_urbs)) {
 				ctx = list_first_entry(&ep->ready_playback_urbs,
 					       struct snd_urb_ctx, ready_list);
+				list_del_init(&ctx->ready_list);
+			}
 		}
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ep->lock, flags);
 
 		if (ctx == NULL)
 			return;
 
-		list_del_init(&ctx->ready_list);
-
 		/* copy over the length information */
 		for (i = 0; i < packet->packets; i++)
 			ctx->packet_size[i] = packet->packet_size[i];