diff --git a/kernel/mutex.c b/kernel/mutex.c
index d2a317f9fae..c3c63c4f036 100644
--- a/kernel/mutex.c
+++ b/kernel/mutex.c
@@ -264,10 +264,10 @@ int z_impl_k_mutex_unlock(struct k_mutex *mutex)
 
 
 k_mutex_unlock_return:
-	k_sched_unlock();
-
 	SYS_PORT_TRACING_OBJ_FUNC_EXIT(k_mutex, unlock, mutex, 0);
 
+	k_sched_unlock();
+
 	return 0;
 }