diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/opt3001.c b/drivers/iio/light/opt3001.c
index 176e54bb48c3..d5ca75b12883 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/opt3001.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/opt3001.c
@@ -692,8 +692,9 @@ static irqreturn_t opt3001_irq(int irq, void *_iio)
 	struct opt3001 *opt = iio_priv(iio);
 	int ret;
 	bool wake_result_ready_queue = false;
+	bool ok_to_ignore_lock = opt->ok_to_ignore_lock;
 
-	if (!opt->ok_to_ignore_lock)
+	if (!ok_to_ignore_lock)
 		mutex_lock(&opt->lock);
 
 	ret = i2c_smbus_read_word_swapped(opt->client, OPT3001_CONFIGURATION);
@@ -730,7 +731,7 @@ static irqreturn_t opt3001_irq(int irq, void *_iio)
 	}
 
 out:
-	if (!opt->ok_to_ignore_lock)
+	if (!ok_to_ignore_lock)
 		mutex_unlock(&opt->lock);
 
 	if (wake_result_ready_queue)