diff --git a/drivers/dma/mediatek/mtk-uart-apdma.c b/drivers/dma/mediatek/mtk-uart-apdma.c
index c51dc017b48a84fc7d7f20d1c7ec0c1010a6159d..06d12ac39144f4eefa285c58d289b1e0b70b5d54 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/mediatek/mtk-uart-apdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/mediatek/mtk-uart-apdma.c
@@ -450,9 +450,8 @@ static int mtk_uart_apdma_device_pause(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	mtk_uart_apdma_write(c, VFF_EN, VFF_EN_CLR_B);
 	mtk_uart_apdma_write(c, VFF_INT_EN, VFF_INT_EN_CLR_B);
 
-	synchronize_irq(c->irq);
-
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&c->vc.lock, flags);
+	synchronize_irq(c->irq);
 
 	return 0;
 }