diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index e8ef384a58ed..a6731ef08f89 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: d1ed6a3ea10aa7b199c434f6ffd1b6761896567a
+refs/heads/master: 4b96b1a10cb00c867103b21f0f2a6c91b705db11
diff --git a/trunk/kernel/cpu.c b/trunk/kernel/cpu.c
index 663c920b2234..272254f20d97 100644
--- a/trunk/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/trunk/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ void unlock_cpu_hotplug(void)
 		recursive_depth--;
 		return;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&cpu_bitmask_lock);
 	recursive = NULL;
+	mutex_unlock(&cpu_bitmask_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unlock_cpu_hotplug);