diff --git a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
index 391ca1422cae..1aa303f76cc7 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
@@ -1393,8 +1393,9 @@ static int pmu_sbi_device_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			goto out_unregister;
 
 		cpu = get_cpu();
-
 		ret = pmu_sbi_snapshot_setup(pmu, cpu);
+		put_cpu();
+
 		if (ret) {
 			/* Snapshot is an optional feature. Continue if not available */
 			pmu_sbi_snapshot_free(pmu);
@@ -1408,7 +1409,6 @@ static int pmu_sbi_device_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			 */
 			static_branch_enable(&sbi_pmu_snapshot_available);
 		}
-		put_cpu();
 	}
 
 	register_sysctl("kernel", sbi_pmu_sysctl_table);