diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/smu.c b/drivers/macintosh/smu.c
index 3096836d8bd3..c9f3dc4fd3ee 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/smu.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/smu.c
@@ -1259,9 +1259,9 @@ static int smu_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 			set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 			if (pp->cmd.status != 1)
 				break;
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&pp->lock, flags);
-			schedule();
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pp->lock, flags);
+			schedule();
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&pp->lock, flags);
 		}
 		set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 		remove_wait_queue(&pp->wait, &wait);