diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
index 8c867023a2e5..5d9644fc8ee5 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
@@ -343,12 +343,13 @@ static void virtio_transport_tx_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct virtqueue *vq;
 	bool added = false;
 
-	vq = vsock->vqs[VSOCK_VQ_TX];
 	mutex_lock(&vsock->tx_lock);
 
 	if (!vsock->tx_run)
 		goto out;
 
+	vq = vsock->vqs[VSOCK_VQ_TX];
+
 	do {
 		struct sk_buff *skb;
 		unsigned int len;
@@ -448,13 +449,13 @@ static void virtio_transport_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		container_of(work, struct virtio_vsock, event_work);
 	struct virtqueue *vq;
 
-	vq = vsock->vqs[VSOCK_VQ_EVENT];
-
 	mutex_lock(&vsock->event_lock);
 
 	if (!vsock->event_run)
 		goto out;
 
+	vq = vsock->vqs[VSOCK_VQ_EVENT];
+
 	do {
 		struct virtio_vsock_event *event;
 		unsigned int len;
@@ -614,13 +615,13 @@ static void virtio_transport_rx_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		container_of(work, struct virtio_vsock, rx_work);
 	struct virtqueue *vq;
 
-	vq = vsock->vqs[VSOCK_VQ_RX];
-
 	mutex_lock(&vsock->rx_lock);
 
 	if (!vsock->rx_run)
 		goto out;
 
+	vq = vsock->vqs[VSOCK_VQ_RX];
+
 	do {
 		virtqueue_disable_cb(vq);
 		for (;;) {