diff --git a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
index 4ae65e876487..0cfc7e2ce395 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
@@ -2567,14 +2567,14 @@ static int ehea_down(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (port->state == EHEA_PORT_DOWN)
 		return 0;
 
+	mutex_lock(&ehea_fw_handles.lock);
+
 	down(&ehea_bcmc_regs.lock);
 	ehea_drop_multicast_list(dev);
 	ehea_broadcast_reg_helper(port, H_DEREG_BCMC);
 
 	ehea_free_interrupts(dev);
 
-	mutex_lock(&ehea_fw_handles.lock);
-
 	port->state = EHEA_PORT_DOWN;
 
 	ehea_update_bcmc_registrations();