diff --git a/src/runtime/syscall_windows.go b/src/runtime/syscall_windows.go
index 6521bb2c41..6b9195bcd5 100644
--- a/src/runtime/syscall_windows.go
+++ b/src/runtime/syscall_windows.go
@@ -482,12 +482,12 @@ func syscall_Syscall6(fn, nargs, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6 uintptr) (r1, r2, err ui
 //go:cgo_unsafe_args
 func syscall_Syscall9(fn, nargs, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9 uintptr) (r1, r2, err uintptr) {
 	lockOSThread()
-	defer unlockOSThread()
 	c := &getg().m.syscall
 	c.fn = fn
 	c.n = nargs
 	c.args = uintptr(noescape(unsafe.Pointer(&a1)))
 	cgocall(asmstdcallAddr, unsafe.Pointer(c))
+	unlockOSThread()
 	return c.r1, c.r2, c.err
 }
 
@@ -496,12 +496,12 @@ func syscall_Syscall9(fn, nargs, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9 uintptr) (r1
 //go:cgo_unsafe_args
 func syscall_Syscall12(fn, nargs, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9, a10, a11, a12 uintptr) (r1, r2, err uintptr) {
 	lockOSThread()
-	defer unlockOSThread()
 	c := &getg().m.syscall
 	c.fn = fn
 	c.n = nargs
 	c.args = uintptr(noescape(unsafe.Pointer(&a1)))
 	cgocall(asmstdcallAddr, unsafe.Pointer(c))
+	unlockOSThread()
 	return c.r1, c.r2, c.err
 }
 
@@ -510,12 +510,12 @@ func syscall_Syscall12(fn, nargs, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9, a10, a11,
 //go:cgo_unsafe_args
 func syscall_Syscall15(fn, nargs, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9, a10, a11, a12, a13, a14, a15 uintptr) (r1, r2, err uintptr) {
 	lockOSThread()
-	defer unlockOSThread()
 	c := &getg().m.syscall
 	c.fn = fn
 	c.n = nargs
 	c.args = uintptr(noescape(unsafe.Pointer(&a1)))
 	cgocall(asmstdcallAddr, unsafe.Pointer(c))
+	unlockOSThread()
 	return c.r1, c.r2, c.err
 }
 
@@ -524,11 +524,11 @@ func syscall_Syscall15(fn, nargs, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9, a10, a11,
 //go:cgo_unsafe_args
 func syscall_Syscall18(fn, nargs, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9, a10, a11, a12, a13, a14, a15, a16, a17, a18 uintptr) (r1, r2, err uintptr) {
 	lockOSThread()
-	defer unlockOSThread()
 	c := &getg().m.syscall
 	c.fn = fn
 	c.n = nargs
 	c.args = uintptr(noescape(unsafe.Pointer(&a1)))
 	cgocall(asmstdcallAddr, unsafe.Pointer(c))
+	unlockOSThread()
 	return c.r1, c.r2, c.err
 }