diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 0d64c51ab4df0d89eaaaab6aef65d3fabe02126d..eccb4cf1e998ef8fe178f9a9286ff28217d7cdfb 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -1208,9 +1208,9 @@ rb_remove_pages(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer, unsigned nr_pages)
 		return;
 
 	rb_reset_cpu(cpu_buffer);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock);
-
 	rb_check_pages(cpu_buffer);
+
+	spin_unlock_irq(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1233,9 +1233,9 @@ rb_insert_pages(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 		list_add_tail(&bpage->list, cpu_buffer->pages);
 	}
 	rb_reset_cpu(cpu_buffer);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock);
-
 	rb_check_pages(cpu_buffer);
+
+	spin_unlock_irq(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock);
 }
 
 /**