diff --git a/subsys/net/ip/net_context.c b/subsys/net/ip/net_context.c
index c611f48b3fa292..9de988e54f8d94 100644
--- a/subsys/net/ip/net_context.c
+++ b/subsys/net/ip/net_context.c
@@ -709,24 +709,19 @@ int net_context_bind(struct net_context *context, const struct sockaddr *addr,
 			return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 		}
 
-		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_OFFLOAD) &&
-		    net_if_is_ip_offloaded(iface)) {
-			net_context_set_iface(context, iface);
-
-			return net_offload_bind(iface,
-						context,
-						addr,
-						addrlen);
-		}
-
 		k_mutex_lock(&context->lock, K_FOREVER);
 
-		ret = 0;
-
 		net_context_set_iface(context, iface);
 
 		net_sin6_ptr(&context->local)->sin6_family = AF_INET6;
 		net_sin6_ptr(&context->local)->sin6_addr = ptr;
+
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_OFFLOAD) && net_if_is_ip_offloaded(iface)) {
+			k_mutex_unlock(&context->lock);
+			return net_offload_bind(iface, context, addr, addrlen);
+		}
+
+		ret = 0;
 		if (addr6->sin6_port) {
 			ret = check_used_port(context->proto,
 					      addr6->sin6_port,
@@ -811,24 +806,19 @@ int net_context_bind(struct net_context *context, const struct sockaddr *addr,
 			return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 		}
 
-		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_OFFLOAD) &&
-		    net_if_is_ip_offloaded(iface)) {
-			net_context_set_iface(context, iface);
-
-			return net_offload_bind(iface,
-						context,
-						addr,
-						addrlen);
-		}
-
 		k_mutex_lock(&context->lock, K_FOREVER);
 
-		ret = 0;
-
 		net_context_set_iface(context, iface);
 
 		net_sin_ptr(&context->local)->sin_family = AF_INET;
 		net_sin_ptr(&context->local)->sin_addr = ptr;
+
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_OFFLOAD) && net_if_is_ip_offloaded(iface)) {
+			k_mutex_unlock(&context->lock);
+			return net_offload_bind(iface, context, addr, addrlen);
+		}
+
+		ret = 0;
 		if (addr4->sin_port) {
 			ret = check_used_port(context->proto,
 					      addr4->sin_port,