diff --git a/dsp/q6asm.c b/dsp/q6asm.c
index 28b3f733bc..0a4216a0e2 100644
--- a/dsp/q6asm.c
+++ b/dsp/q6asm.c
@@ -3350,6 +3350,15 @@ int q6asm_set_shared_circ_buff(struct audio_client *ac,
 	int bytes_to_alloc, rc;
 	size_t len;
 
+	mutex_lock(&ac->cmd_lock);
+
+	if (ac->port[dir].buf) {
+		pr_err("%s: Buffer already allocated\n", __func__);
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		mutex_unlock(&ac->cmd_lock);
+		goto done;
+	}
+
 	buf_circ = kzalloc(sizeof(struct audio_buffer), GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (!buf_circ) {
@@ -3357,10 +3366,6 @@ int q6asm_set_shared_circ_buff(struct audio_client *ac,
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&ac->cmd_lock);
-
-	ac->port[dir].buf = buf_circ;
-
 	bytes_to_alloc = bufsz * bufcnt;
 	bytes_to_alloc = PAGE_ALIGN(bytes_to_alloc);
 
@@ -3372,11 +3377,12 @@ int q6asm_set_shared_circ_buff(struct audio_client *ac,
 	if (rc) {
 		pr_err("%s: Audio ION alloc is failed, rc = %d\n", __func__,
 				rc);
-		mutex_unlock(&ac->cmd_lock);
 		kfree(buf_circ);
+		mutex_unlock(&ac->cmd_lock);
 		goto done;
 	}
 
+	ac->port[dir].buf = buf_circ;
 	buf_circ->used = dir ^ 1;
 	buf_circ->size = bytes_to_alloc;
 	buf_circ->actual_size = bytes_to_alloc;
@@ -3541,12 +3547,6 @@ int q6asm_open_shared_io(struct audio_client *ac,
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	if (ac->port[dir].buf) {
-		pr_err("%s: Buffer already allocated\n", __func__);
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-		goto done;
-	}
-
 	rc = q6asm_set_shared_circ_buff(ac, open, bufsz, bufcnt, dir);
 
 	if (rc)