diff --git a/kernel/irq/msi.c b/kernel/irq/msi.c
index 783a3e6a0b107..13d96495e6d09 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/msi.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/msi.c
@@ -1084,10 +1084,13 @@ int msi_domain_populate_irqs(struct irq_domain *domain, struct device *dev,
 	struct xarray *xa;
 	int ret, virq;
 
-	if (!msi_ctrl_valid(dev, &ctrl))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	msi_lock_descs(dev);
+
+	if (!msi_ctrl_valid(dev, &ctrl)) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
 	ret = msi_domain_add_simple_msi_descs(dev, &ctrl);
 	if (ret)
 		goto unlock;