diff --git a/drivers/usb/musb/omap2430.c b/drivers/usb/musb/omap2430.c
index 52988a403b5c..901dffdf23b1 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/musb/omap2430.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/musb/omap2430.c
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ static void musb_do_idle(unsigned long _musb)
 #endif
 	u8	devctl;
 
-	devctl = musb_readb(musb->mregs, MUSB_DEVCTL);
-
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&musb->lock, flags);
 
+	devctl = musb_readb(musb->mregs, MUSB_DEVCTL);
+
 	switch (musb->xceiv.state) {
 	case OTG_STATE_A_WAIT_BCON:
 		devctl &= ~MUSB_DEVCTL_SESSION;