diff --git a/net/rpmsg/rpmsg_sockif.c b/net/rpmsg/rpmsg_sockif.c
index 822fb74f37..f7c8eb5f47 100644
--- a/net/rpmsg/rpmsg_sockif.c
+++ b/net/rpmsg/rpmsg_sockif.c
@@ -313,9 +313,9 @@ static int rpmsg_socket_ept_cb(FAR struct rpmsg_endpoint *ept,
           _SO_SETERRNO(conn->psock, OK);
         }
 
-      rpmsg_socket_unlock(&conn->recvlock);
       rpmsg_socket_post(&conn->sendsem);
       rpmsg_socket_pollnotify(conn, POLLOUT);
+      rpmsg_socket_unlock(&conn->recvlock);
     }
   else
     {