diff --git a/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_f54.c b/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_f54.c
index 5c3da910b5b2..a035b04b43ce 100644
--- a/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_f54.c
+++ b/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_f54.c
@@ -540,6 +540,8 @@ static void rmi_f54_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	int error;
 	int i;
 
+	mutex_lock(&f54->data_mutex);
+
 	report_size = rmi_f54_get_report_size(f54);
 	if (report_size == 0) {
 		dev_err(&fn->dev, "Bad report size, report type=%d\n",
@@ -548,8 +550,6 @@ static void rmi_f54_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		goto error;     /* retry won't help */
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&f54->data_mutex);
-
 	/*
 	 * Need to check if command has completed.
 	 * If not try again later.