diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-led-trigger-pattern b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-led-trigger-pattern
index fb3d1e03b881..1e5d172e0646 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-led-trigger-pattern
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-led-trigger-pattern
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ Description:
 		  0-|   /             \/             \/
 		    +---0----1----2----3----4----5----6------------> time (s)
 
-		2. To make the LED go instantly from one brigntess value to another,
-		we should use use zero-time lengths (the brightness must be same as
+		2. To make the LED go instantly from one brightness value to another,
+		we should use zero-time lengths (the brightness must be same as
 		the previous tuple's). So the format should be:
 		"brightness_1 duration_1 brightness_1 0 brightness_2 duration_2
 		brightness_2 0 ...". For example:
diff --git a/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-pattern.c b/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-pattern.c
index ce7acd115dd8..1870cf87afe1 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-pattern.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-pattern.c
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ static void pattern_trig_timer_function(struct timer_list *t)
 {
 	struct pattern_trig_data *data = from_timer(data, t, timer);
 
-	mutex_lock(&data->lock);
-
 	for (;;) {
 		if (!data->is_indefinite && !data->repeat)
 			break;
@@ -87,9 +85,10 @@ static void pattern_trig_timer_function(struct timer_list *t)
 					   data->curr->brightness);
 			mod_timer(&data->timer,
 				  jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(data->curr->delta_t));
-
-			/* Skip the tuple with zero duration */
-			pattern_trig_update_patterns(data);
+			if (!data->next->delta_t) {
+				/* Skip the tuple with zero duration */
+				pattern_trig_update_patterns(data);
+			}
 			/* Select next tuple */
 			pattern_trig_update_patterns(data);
 		} else {
@@ -116,8 +115,6 @@ static void pattern_trig_timer_function(struct timer_list *t)
 
 		break;
 	}
-
-	mutex_unlock(&data->lock);
 }
 
 static int pattern_trig_start_pattern(struct led_classdev *led_cdev)
@@ -176,14 +173,10 @@ static ssize_t repeat_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	if (res < -1 || res == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/*
-	 * Clear previous patterns' performence firstly, and remove the timer
-	 * without mutex lock to avoid dead lock.
-	 */
-	del_timer_sync(&data->timer);
-
 	mutex_lock(&data->lock);
 
+	del_timer_sync(&data->timer);
+
 	if (data->is_hw_pattern)
 		led_cdev->pattern_clear(led_cdev);
 
@@ -234,14 +227,10 @@ static ssize_t pattern_trig_store_patterns(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
 	struct pattern_trig_data *data = led_cdev->trigger_data;
 	int ccount, cr, offset = 0, err = 0;
 
-	/*
-	 * Clear previous patterns' performence firstly, and remove the timer
-	 * without mutex lock to avoid dead lock.
-	 */
-	del_timer_sync(&data->timer);
-
 	mutex_lock(&data->lock);
 
+	del_timer_sync(&data->timer);
+
 	if (data->is_hw_pattern)
 		led_cdev->pattern_clear(led_cdev);