diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/audience/es705.c b/sound/soc/codecs/audience/es705.c
index 86dc4c7f02e..937035e7e3c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/audience/es705.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/audience/es705.c
@@ -1889,9 +1889,13 @@ static int es705_wakeup(struct es705_priv *es705)
 
 	if (delayed_work_pending(&es705->sleep_work) ||
 		(es705->pm_state == ES705_POWER_SLEEP_PENDING)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&es705->pm_mutex);
 		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&es705->sleep_work);
-		es705->pm_state = ES705_POWER_AWAKE;
-		goto es705_wakeup_exit;
+		mutex_lock(&es705->pm_mutex);
+		if (es705->pm_state == ES705_POWER_SLEEP_PENDING) {
+			es705->pm_state = ES705_POWER_AWAKE;
+			goto es705_wakeup_exit;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Check if previous power state is not sleep then return */