kernel/smp.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/smp.c b/kernel/smp.c
index 2aaac2c47683..07854477c164 100644
--- a/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/kernel/smp.c
@@ -159,8 +159,10 @@ static int generic_exec_single(int cpu, struct call_single_data *csd,
 	}
 
 
-	if ((unsigned)cpu >= nr_cpu_ids || !cpu_online(cpu))
+	if ((unsigned)cpu >= nr_cpu_ids || !cpu_online(cpu)) {
+		csd_unlock(csd);
 		return -ENXIO;
+	}
 
 	csd->func = func;
 	csd->info = info;