diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
index e71df40a4f38..ab4ec54bbdd9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ static void sgx_reclaimer_write(struct sgx_epc_page *epc_page,
 	sgx_encl_ewb(epc_page, backing);
 	encl_page->epc_page = NULL;
 	encl->secs_child_cnt--;
+	sgx_encl_put_backing(backing);
 
 	if (!encl->secs_child_cnt && test_bit(SGX_ENCL_INITIALIZED, &encl->flags)) {
 		ret = sgx_encl_get_backing(encl, PFN_DOWN(encl->size),
@@ -381,11 +382,14 @@ static void sgx_reclaim_pages(void)
 			goto skip;
 
 		page_index = PFN_DOWN(encl_page->desc - encl_page->encl->base);
-		ret = sgx_encl_get_backing(encl_page->encl, page_index, &backing[i]);
-		if (ret)
-			goto skip;
 
 		mutex_lock(&encl_page->encl->lock);
+		ret = sgx_encl_get_backing(encl_page->encl, page_index, &backing[i]);
+		if (ret) {
+			mutex_unlock(&encl_page->encl->lock);
+			goto skip;
+		}
+
 		encl_page->desc |= SGX_ENCL_PAGE_BEING_RECLAIMED;
 		mutex_unlock(&encl_page->encl->lock);
 		continue;
@@ -413,7 +417,6 @@ static void sgx_reclaim_pages(void)
 
 		encl_page = epc_page->owner;
 		sgx_reclaimer_write(epc_page, &backing[i]);
-		sgx_encl_put_backing(&backing[i]);
 
 		kref_put(&encl_page->encl->refcount, sgx_encl_release);
 		epc_page->flags &= ~SGX_EPC_PAGE_RECLAIMER_TRACKED;