diff --git a/sched/wqueue/kwork_notifier.c b/sched/wqueue/kwork_notifier.c
index 6160bbd0b8adb..813b46c0a55a8 100644
--- a/sched/wqueue/kwork_notifier.c
+++ b/sched/wqueue/kwork_notifier.c
@@ -404,8 +404,8 @@ void work_notifier_signal(enum work_evtype_e evtype,
         }
     }
 
-  sched_unlock();
   spin_unlock_irqrestore(&g_notifier_lock, flags);
+  sched_unlock();
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_WQUEUE_NOTIFIER */