spin_lock_irqsave(&part->act_lock, irq_flags);
 
-       pid = kernel_thread(xpc_activating, (void *) ((u64) partid), 0);
-
        DBUG_ON(part->act_state != XPC_P_INACTIVE);
 
-       if (pid > 0) {
-               part->act_state = XPC_P_ACTIVATION_REQ;
-               XPC_SET_REASON(part, xpcCloneKThread, __LINE__);
-       } else {
-               XPC_SET_REASON(part, xpcCloneKThreadFailed, __LINE__);
-       }
+       part->act_state = XPC_P_ACTIVATION_REQ;
+       XPC_SET_REASON(part, xpcCloneKThread, __LINE__);
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&part->act_lock, irq_flags);
+
+       pid = kernel_thread(xpc_activating, (void *) ((u64) partid), 0);
+
+       if (unlikely(pid <= 0)) {
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&part->act_lock, irq_flags);
+               part->act_state = XPC_P_INACTIVE;
+               XPC_SET_REASON(part, xpcCloneKThreadFailed, __LINE__);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&part->act_lock, irq_flags);
+       }
 }