diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-atom-controls.c b/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-atom-controls.c
index f883c9340eee..df8f7994d3b7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-atom-controls.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-atom-controls.c
@@ -966,7 +966,9 @@ static int sst_set_be_modules(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 	dev_dbg(c->dev, "Enter: widget=%s\n", w->name);
 
 	if (SND_SOC_DAPM_EVENT_ON(event)) {
+		mutex_lock(&drv->lock);
 		ret = sst_send_slot_map(drv);
+		mutex_unlock(&drv->lock);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 		ret = sst_send_pipe_module_params(w, k);