Index: uspace/lib/net/netif/netif_skel.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/net/netif/netif_skel.c	(revision 774e6d1abebc631f873d85e623bf7aa61b0aecea)
+++ uspace/lib/net/netif/netif_skel.c	(revision bddec0c285ec39472f86728b7f9d950a39c7ca83)
@@ -130,6 +130,6 @@
 	if (result > NETIF_NULL) {
 		int phone = device->nil_phone;
+		nil_device_state_msg(phone, device_id, result);
 		fibril_rwlock_write_unlock(&netif_globals.lock);
-		nil_device_state_msg(phone, device_id, result);
 		return EOK;
 	}
@@ -166,6 +166,6 @@
 	if (result > NETIF_NULL) {
 		int phone = device->nil_phone;
+		nil_device_state_msg(phone, device_id, result);
 		fibril_rwlock_write_unlock(&netif_globals.lock);
-		nil_device_state_msg(phone, device_id, result);
 		return EOK;
 	}