1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/source/components/hardware/hwregs.c b/source/components/hardware/hwregs.c
index a24fc5c8b16e..94c508a84ce1 100644
--- a/source/components/hardware/hwregs.c
+++ b/source/components/hardware/hwregs.c
@@ -310,17 +310,19 @@ AcpiHwClearAcpiStatus (
 
     Status = AcpiHwRegisterWrite (ACPI_REGISTER_PM1_STATUS,
                 ACPI_BITMASK_ALL_FIXED_STATUS);
+
+    AcpiOsReleaseLock (AcpiGbl_HardwareLock, LockFlags);
+
     if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
     {
-        goto UnlockAndExit;
+        goto Exit;
     }
 
     /* Clear the GPE Bits in all GPE registers in all GPE blocks */
 
     Status = AcpiEvWalkGpeList (AcpiHwClearGpeBlock, NULL);
 
-UnlockAndExit:
-    AcpiOsReleaseLock (AcpiGbl_HardwareLock, LockFlags);
+Exit:
     return_ACPI_STATUS (Status);
 }