diff --git a/arch/hexagon/kernel/traps.c b/arch/hexagon/kernel/traps.c
index 6447763ce5a9..b7e394cebe20 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/hexagon/kernel/traps.c
@@ -195,8 +195,10 @@ int die(const char *str, struct pt_regs *regs, long err)
 	printk(KERN_EMERG "Oops: %s[#%d]:\n", str, ++die.counter);
 
 	if (notify_die(DIE_OOPS, str, regs, err, pt_cause(regs), SIGSEGV) ==
-	    NOTIFY_STOP)
+	    NOTIFY_STOP) {
+		spin_unlock_irq(&die.lock);
 		return 1;
+	}
 
 	print_modules();
 	show_regs(regs);