diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi.c b/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi.c
index 576cb0e68596f..a6045aef0d04f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi.c
@@ -958,14 +958,18 @@ static int ucsi_dr_swap(struct typec_port *port, enum typec_data_role role)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
+	mutex_unlock(&con->lock);
+
 	if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&con->complete,
-					msecs_to_jiffies(UCSI_SWAP_TIMEOUT_MS)))
-		ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
+					 msecs_to_jiffies(UCSI_SWAP_TIMEOUT_MS)))
+		return -ETIMEDOUT;
+
+	return 0;
 
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&con->lock);
 
-	return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int ucsi_pr_swap(struct typec_port *port, enum typec_role role)
@@ -996,11 +1000,13 @@ static int ucsi_pr_swap(struct typec_port *port, enum typec_role role)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
+	mutex_unlock(&con->lock);
+
 	if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&con->complete,
-				msecs_to_jiffies(UCSI_SWAP_TIMEOUT_MS))) {
-		ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
+					 msecs_to_jiffies(UCSI_SWAP_TIMEOUT_MS)))
+		return -ETIMEDOUT;
+
+	mutex_lock(&con->lock);
 
 	/* Something has gone wrong while swapping the role */
 	if (UCSI_CONSTAT_PWR_OPMODE(con->status.flags) !=