diff --git a/drivers/cam_icp/icp_hw/icp_hw_mgr/cam_icp_hw_mgr.c b/drivers/cam_icp/icp_hw/icp_hw_mgr/cam_icp_hw_mgr.c
index 8ba0fe0b37..ae547ec590 100644
--- a/drivers/cam_icp/icp_hw/icp_hw_mgr/cam_icp_hw_mgr.c
+++ b/drivers/cam_icp/icp_hw/icp_hw_mgr/cam_icp_hw_mgr.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2017-2021, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2022-2024 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2024, Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
@@ -6181,8 +6181,10 @@ static int cam_icp_mgr_prepare_hw_update(void *hw_mgr_priv,
 
 	packet = prepare_args->packet;
 
-	if (cam_packet_util_validate_packet(packet, prepare_args->remain_len))
+	if (cam_packet_util_validate_packet(packet, prepare_args->remain_len)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&ctx_data->ctx_mutex);
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	rc = cam_icp_mgr_pkt_validation(ctx_data, packet);
 	if (rc) {