diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/rmnet_ipa.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/rmnet_ipa.c
index a37ec31..af242f9 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/rmnet_ipa.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/rmnet_ipa.c
@@ -2223,6 +2223,7 @@
 
 			if (rc == -EFAULT) {
 				IPAWANERR("Failed to setup wan/coal cons pipes\n");
+				mutex_unlock(&rmnet_ipa3_ctx->pipe_handle_guard);
 				return rc;
 			}
 
@@ -2300,6 +2301,7 @@
 		sizeof(struct rmnet_ingress_param) *
 			ingress_ioctl_v2_data.number_of_eps)) {
 		IPAWANERR("Ingress copy to user failed\n");
+		mutex_unlock(&rmnet_ipa3_ctx->pipe_handle_guard);
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
@@ -2523,6 +2525,7 @@
 
 			if (rc == -EFAULT) {
 				IPAWANERR("Failed to setup wan prod pipes\n");
+				mutex_unlock(&rmnet_ipa3_ctx->pipe_handle_guard);
 				return rc;
 			}