diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
index 4b57cc10bd68..774d45142091 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
@@ -4220,13 +4220,13 @@ int i915_perf_add_config_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		err = oa_config->id;
 		goto sysfs_err;
 	}
-
-	mutex_unlock(&perf->metrics_lock);
+	id = oa_config->id;
 
 	drm_dbg(&perf->i915->drm,
 		"Added config %s id=%i\n", oa_config->uuid, oa_config->id);
+	mutex_unlock(&perf->metrics_lock);
 
-	return oa_config->id;
+	return id;
 
 sysfs_err:
 	mutex_unlock(&perf->metrics_lock);