diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/iovmm.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/iovmm.c
index 0e5573d5bb57..dc3fac3dd0ea 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/iovmm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/iovmm.c
@@ -363,8 +363,9 @@ void *da_to_va(struct iommu *obj, u32 da)
 		goto out;
 	}
 	va = area->va;
-	mutex_unlock(&obj->mmap_lock);
 out:
+	mutex_unlock(&obj->mmap_lock);
+
 	return va;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(da_to_va);