diff --git a/sound/usb/line6/pcm.c b/sound/usb/line6/pcm.c
index 2bc8879757f9..41aa3355e920 100644
--- a/sound/usb/line6/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/usb/line6/pcm.c
@@ -210,7 +210,9 @@ static void line6_stream_stop(struct snd_line6_pcm *line6pcm, int direction,
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&pstr->lock, flags);
 	clear_bit(type, &pstr->running);
 	if (!pstr->running) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pstr->lock, flags);
 		line6_unlink_audio_urbs(line6pcm, pstr);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&pstr->lock, flags);
 		if (direction == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE) {
 			line6pcm->prev_fbuf = NULL;
 			line6pcm->prev_fsize = 0;