diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_net.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_net.c
index a7966c174b2e..1b8269320464 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_net.c
@@ -597,14 +597,22 @@ static netdev_tx_t ocelot_port_xmit_inj(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	int port = priv->port.index;
 	u32 rew_op = 0;
 
-	if (!ocelot_can_inject(ocelot, 0))
-		return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
+	ocelot_lock_inj_grp(ocelot, 0);
 
-	if (!ocelot_xmit_timestamp(ocelot, port, skb, &rew_op))
+	if (!ocelot_can_inject(ocelot, 0)) {
+		ocelot_unlock_inj_grp(ocelot, 0);
+		return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
+	}
+
+	if (!ocelot_xmit_timestamp(ocelot, port, skb, &rew_op)) {
+		ocelot_unlock_inj_grp(ocelot, 0);
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+	}
 
 	ocelot_port_inject_frame(ocelot, port, 0, rew_op, skb);
 
+	ocelot_unlock_inj_grp(ocelot, 0);
+
 	consume_skb(skb);
 
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;