diff --git a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
index 90c3a367d7de9..02df915eb3c66 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
@@ -1672,14 +1672,14 @@ static int snd_pcm_oss_sync(struct snd_pcm_oss_file *pcm_oss_file)
 		runtime = substream->runtime;
 		if (atomic_read(&substream->mmap_count))
 			goto __direct;
-		err = snd_pcm_oss_make_ready(substream);
-		if (err < 0)
-			return err;
 		atomic_inc(&runtime->oss.rw_ref);
 		if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&runtime->oss.params_lock)) {
 			atomic_dec(&runtime->oss.rw_ref);
 			return -ERESTARTSYS;
 		}
+		err = snd_pcm_oss_make_ready_locked(substream);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto unlock;
 		format = snd_pcm_oss_format_from(runtime->oss.format);
 		width = snd_pcm_format_physical_width(format);
 		if (runtime->oss.buffer_used > 0) {