diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
index 431c7ea..42d2e66 100644
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -98,9 +98,8 @@ int printk(const char *format, ...)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&log_buffer_lock, &flags);
 	save_log_message(msg);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&log_buffer_lock, flags);
-
 	flush_log_buffer();
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&log_buffer_lock, flags);
 
 	return 0;
 }