diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/ep/main.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/ep/main.c
index 0277e1ab1198..425525e232f9 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/ep/main.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/ep/main.c
@@ -1087,11 +1087,12 @@ static void mhi_ep_reset_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	mhi_ep_power_down(mhi_cntrl);
 
-	mutex_lock(&mhi_cntrl->state_lock);
-
 	/* Reset MMIO to signal host that the MHI_RESET is completed in endpoint */
 	mhi_ep_mmio_reset(mhi_cntrl);
+
+	mutex_lock(&mhi_cntrl->state_lock);
 	cur_state = mhi_cntrl->mhi_state;
+	mutex_unlock(&mhi_cntrl->state_lock);
 
 	/*
 	 * Only proceed further if the reset is due to SYS_ERR. The host will
@@ -1100,8 +1101,6 @@ static void mhi_ep_reset_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	 */
 	if (cur_state == MHI_STATE_SYS_ERR)
 		mhi_ep_power_up(mhi_cntrl);
-
-	mutex_unlock(&mhi_cntrl->state_lock);
 }
 
 /*