diff --git a/sound/soc/sti/uniperif_reader.c b/sound/soc/sti/uniperif_reader.c
index 45d7613f595c..5347f9620f25 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sti/uniperif_reader.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sti/uniperif_reader.c
@@ -416,6 +416,8 @@ int uni_reader_init(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	else
 		reader->hw = &uni_reader_pcm_hw;
 
+	spin_lock_init(&reader->irq_lock);
+
 	ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, reader->irq,
 			       uni_reader_irq_handler, IRQF_SHARED,
 			       dev_name(&pdev->dev), reader);
@@ -424,8 +426,6 @@ int uni_reader_init(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_init(&reader->irq_lock);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(uni_reader_init);