diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/sws/dr_dbg.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/sws/dr_dbg.c
index 8803fa071c50..18362e9c3314 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/sws/dr_dbg.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/sws/dr_dbg.c
@@ -1051,8 +1051,8 @@ static int dr_dump_domain_all(struct seq_file *file, struct mlx5dr_domain *dmn)
 	struct mlx5dr_table *tbl;
 	int ret;
 
-	mutex_lock(&dmn->dump_info.dbg_mutex);
 	mlx5dr_domain_lock(dmn);
+	mutex_lock(&dmn->dump_info.dbg_mutex);
 
 	ret = dr_dump_domain(file, dmn);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -1065,8 +1065,8 @@ static int dr_dump_domain_all(struct seq_file *file, struct mlx5dr_domain *dmn)
 	}
 
 unlock_mutex:
-	mlx5dr_domain_unlock(dmn);
 	mutex_unlock(&dmn->dump_info.dbg_mutex);
+	mlx5dr_domain_unlock(dmn);
 	return ret;
 }