diff --git a/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c b/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c
index 1f599e300e42e..67776a0d31e8c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c
+++ b/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ static int cec_config_log_addr(struct cec_adapter *adap,
 		 * While trying to poll the physical address was reset
 		 * and the adapter was unconfigured, so bail out.
 		 */
-		if (!adap->is_configuring)
+		if (adap->phys_addr == CEC_PHYS_ADDR_INVALID)
 			return -EINTR;
 
 		if (err)
@@ -1329,7 +1329,6 @@ static void cec_adap_unconfigure(struct cec_adapter *adap)
 	    adap->phys_addr != CEC_PHYS_ADDR_INVALID)
 		WARN_ON(adap->ops->adap_log_addr(adap, CEC_LOG_ADDR_INVALID));
 	adap->log_addrs.log_addr_mask = 0;
-	adap->is_configuring = false;
 	adap->is_configured = false;
 	cec_flush(adap);
 	wake_up_interruptible(&adap->kthread_waitq);
@@ -1521,9 +1520,10 @@ static int cec_config_thread_func(void *arg)
 	for (i = 0; i < las->num_log_addrs; i++)
 		las->log_addr[i] = CEC_LOG_ADDR_INVALID;
 	cec_adap_unconfigure(adap);
+	adap->is_configuring = false;
 	adap->kthread_config = NULL;
-	mutex_unlock(&adap->lock);
 	complete(&adap->config_completion);
+	mutex_unlock(&adap->lock);
 	return 0;
 }