diff --git a/dlls/dsound/capture.c b/dlls/dsound/capture.c
index 1e14acdea7c..240138f4be9 100644
--- a/dlls/dsound/capture.c
+++ b/dlls/dsound/capture.c
@@ -895,7 +895,6 @@ IDirectSoundCaptureBufferImpl_GetCurrentPosition(
 	if (hres != DS_OK)
 	    WARN("IDsCaptureDriverBuffer_GetPosition failed\n");
     } else if (This->device->hwi) {
-	EnterCriticalSection(&(This->device->lock));
 	TRACE("old This->device->state=%s\n",captureStateString[This->device->state]);
         if (lpdwCapturePosition) {
             MMTIME mtime;
@@ -907,6 +906,7 @@ IDirectSoundCaptureBufferImpl_GetCurrentPosition(
             *lpdwCapturePosition = mtime.u.cb;
         }
 
+	EnterCriticalSection(&(This->device->lock));
 	if (lpdwReadPosition) {
             if (This->device->state == STATE_STARTING) {
 		if (lpdwCapturePosition)