diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index c2534d6..ff0fd65 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -1214,15 +1214,14 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gpio_lock, flags);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PINCTRL
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&chip->pin_ranges);
 #endif
 
 	of_gpiochip_add(chip);
 
-unlock:
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gpio_lock, flags);
-
 	if (status)
 		goto fail;
 
@@ -1235,6 +1234,9 @@
 		chip->label ? : "generic");
 
 	return 0;
+
+unlock:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gpio_lock, flags);
 fail:
 	/* failures here can mean systems won't boot... */
 	pr_err("gpiochip_add: gpios %d..%d (%s) failed to register\n",