diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_oa.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_oa.c
index 448766033690..d306ed0a0443 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_oa.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_oa.c
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ static ssize_t xe_oa_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 			mutex_unlock(&stream->stream_lock);
 		} while (!offset && !ret);
 	} else {
+		xe_oa_buffer_check_unlocked(stream);
 		mutex_lock(&stream->stream_lock);
 		ret = __xe_oa_read(stream, buf, count, &offset);
 		mutex_unlock(&stream->stream_lock);