diff --git a/bsd-core/drm_sysctl.c b/bsd-core/drm_sysctl.c
index 905f4c24..4bb603f4 100644
--- a/bsd-core/drm_sysctl.c
+++ b/bsd-core/drm_sysctl.c
@@ -224,12 +224,11 @@ static int DRM(bufs_info) DRM_SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS
 	 * copy of the whole structure and the relevant data from buflist.
 	 */
 	DRM_LOCK();
-	DRM_SPINLOCK(&dev->dma_lock);
 	if (dma == NULL) {
-		DRM_SPINUNLOCK(&dev->dma_lock);
 		DRM_UNLOCK();
 		return 0;
 	}
+	DRM_SPINLOCK(&dev->dma_lock);
 	tempdma = *dma;
 	templists = DRM(alloc)(sizeof(int) * dma->buf_count, DRM_MEM_BUFS);
 	for (i = 0; i < dma->buf_count; i++)
diff --git a/bsd/drm_sysctl.h b/bsd/drm_sysctl.h
index 905f4c24..4bb603f4 100644
--- a/bsd/drm_sysctl.h
+++ b/bsd/drm_sysctl.h
@@ -224,12 +224,11 @@ static int DRM(bufs_info) DRM_SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS
 	 * copy of the whole structure and the relevant data from buflist.
 	 */
 	DRM_LOCK();
-	DRM_SPINLOCK(&dev->dma_lock);
 	if (dma == NULL) {
-		DRM_SPINUNLOCK(&dev->dma_lock);
 		DRM_UNLOCK();
 		return 0;
 	}
+	DRM_SPINLOCK(&dev->dma_lock);
 	tempdma = *dma;
 	templists = DRM(alloc)(sizeof(int) * dma->buf_count, DRM_MEM_BUFS);
 	for (i = 0; i < dma->buf_count; i++)