diff --git a/drivers/iommu/iommufd/device.c b/drivers/iommu/iommufd/device.c
index 170a7005f0bc..e4537db724d5 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/iommufd/device.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/iommufd/device.c
@@ -1307,8 +1307,8 @@ void iommufd_access_notify_unmap(struct io_pagetable *iopt, unsigned long iova,
 
 	xa_lock(&ioas->iopt.access_list);
 	xa_for_each(&ioas->iopt.access_list, index, access) {
-		if (!iommufd_lock_obj(&access->obj) ||
-		    iommufd_access_is_internal(access))
+		if (iommufd_access_is_internal(access) ||
+		    !iommufd_lock_obj(&access->obj))
 			continue;
 		xa_unlock(&ioas->iopt.access_list);