diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/scheduler/gpu_scheduler.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/scheduler/gpu_scheduler.c
index 74aa0b32f3e3..b1d49c5d8e44 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/scheduler/gpu_scheduler.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/scheduler/gpu_scheduler.c
@@ -339,7 +339,9 @@ static void amd_sched_job_finish(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (sched->timeout != MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT) {
 		struct amd_sched_job *next;
 
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sched->job_list_lock, flags);
 		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&s_job->work_tdr);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&sched->job_list_lock, flags);
 
 		/* queue TDR for next job */
 		next = list_first_entry_or_null(&sched->ring_mirror_list,