diff --git a/src/freedreno/drm/freedreno_bo.c b/src/freedreno/drm/freedreno_bo.c
index 386e77749e8..fe41b251539 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/drm/freedreno_bo.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/drm/freedreno_bo.c
@@ -503,14 +503,14 @@ fd_bo_upload(struct fd_bo *bo, void *src, unsigned len)
 int
 fd_bo_cpu_prep(struct fd_bo *bo, struct fd_pipe *pipe, uint32_t op)
 {
+   simple_mtx_lock(&table_lock);
+   enum fd_bo_state state = fd_bo_state(bo);
+   simple_mtx_unlock(&table_lock);
+
+   if (state == FD_BO_STATE_IDLE)
+      return 0;
+
    if (op & (FD_BO_PREP_NOSYNC | FD_BO_PREP_FLUSH)) {
-      simple_mtx_lock(&table_lock);
-      enum fd_bo_state state = fd_bo_state(bo);
-      simple_mtx_unlock(&table_lock);
-
-      if (state == FD_BO_STATE_IDLE)
-         return 0;
-
       if (op & FD_BO_PREP_FLUSH)
          bo_flush(bo);