diff --git a/drivers/usb/usbip/vudc_sysfs.c b/drivers/usb/usbip/vudc_sysfs.c
index f7633ee655a17bed82b5baf9cffefc69b6ffd7f0..d1cf6b51bf85dc7cc6e2ed6105cc5300f67ce9ca 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/usbip/vudc_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/usbip/vudc_sysfs.c
@@ -156,12 +156,14 @@ static ssize_t usbip_sockfd_store(struct device *dev,
 		tcp_rx = kthread_create(&v_rx_loop, &udc->ud, "vudc_rx");
 		if (IS_ERR(tcp_rx)) {
 			sockfd_put(socket);
+			mutex_unlock(&udc->ud.sysfs_lock);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		tcp_tx = kthread_create(&v_tx_loop, &udc->ud, "vudc_tx");
 		if (IS_ERR(tcp_tx)) {
 			kthread_stop(tcp_rx);
 			sockfd_put(socket);
+			mutex_unlock(&udc->ud.sysfs_lock);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}