diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dcb_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dcb_lib.c
index 16aa25535152..0bc6dd375687 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dcb_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_dcb_lib.c
@@ -537,14 +537,14 @@ void ice_dcb_rebuild(struct ice_pf *pf)
 	struct ice_dcbx_cfg *err_cfg;
 	int ret;
 
+	mutex_lock(&pf->tc_mutex);
+
 	ret = ice_query_port_ets(pf->hw.port_info, &buf, sizeof(buf), NULL);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Query Port ETS failed\n");
 		goto dcb_error;
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&pf->tc_mutex);
-
 	if (!pf->hw.port_info->qos_cfg.is_sw_lldp)
 		ice_cfg_etsrec_defaults(pf->hw.port_info);