diff --git a/asoc/msm-lsm-client.c b/asoc/msm-lsm-client.c
index 69768bc38e513..b688d64a06ee7 100644
--- a/asoc/msm-lsm-client.c
+++ b/asoc/msm-lsm-client.c
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ static void lsm_event_handler(uint32_t opcode, uint32_t token,
 		if (!temp) {
 			dev_err(rtd->dev, "%s: no memory for event status\n",
 				__func__);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&prtd->event_lock, flags);
 			__pm_relax(prtd->ws);
 			return;
 		}