diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 92c1aa8f3501..4f0ae938b146 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -3921,8 +3921,10 @@ static __cold int io_register_iowq_max_workers(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 	}
 
 	if (sqd) {
+		mutex_unlock(&ctx->uring_lock);
 		mutex_unlock(&sqd->lock);
 		io_put_sq_data(sqd);
+		mutex_lock(&ctx->uring_lock);
 	}
 
 	if (copy_to_user(arg, new_count, sizeof(new_count)))
@@ -3947,8 +3949,11 @@ static __cold int io_register_iowq_max_workers(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 	return 0;
 err:
 	if (sqd) {
+		mutex_unlock(&ctx->uring_lock);
 		mutex_unlock(&sqd->lock);
 		io_put_sq_data(sqd);
+		mutex_lock(&ctx->uring_lock);
+
 	}
 	return ret;
 }