diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index ae1c989ef08e..420e2354b36b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ int scsi_init_sense_cache(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 	struct kmem_cache *cache;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	mutex_lock(&scsi_sense_cache_mutex);
 	cache = scsi_select_sense_cache(shost->unchecked_isa_dma);
 	if (cache)
-		return 0;
+		goto exit;
 
-	mutex_lock(&scsi_sense_cache_mutex);
 	if (shost->unchecked_isa_dma) {
 		scsi_sense_isadma_cache =
 			kmem_cache_create("scsi_sense_cache(DMA)",
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ int scsi_init_sense_cache(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 		if (!scsi_sense_cache)
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 	}
-
+ exit:
 	mutex_unlock(&scsi_sense_cache_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }