diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/opt3001.c b/drivers/iio/light/opt3001.c
index e666879007d2..92004a2563ea 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/opt3001.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/opt3001.c
@@ -686,6 +686,7 @@ static irqreturn_t opt3001_irq(int irq, void *_iio)
 	struct iio_dev *iio = _iio;
 	struct opt3001 *opt = iio_priv(iio);
 	int ret;
+	bool wake_result_ready_queue = false;
 
 	if (!opt->ok_to_ignore_lock)
 		mutex_lock(&opt->lock);
@@ -720,13 +721,16 @@ static irqreturn_t opt3001_irq(int irq, void *_iio)
 		}
 		opt->result = ret;
 		opt->result_ready = true;
-		wake_up(&opt->result_ready_queue);
+		wake_result_ready_queue = true;
 	}
 
 out:
 	if (!opt->ok_to_ignore_lock)
 		mutex_unlock(&opt->lock);
 
+	if (wake_result_ready_queue)
+		wake_up(&opt->result_ready_queue);
+
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }