diff --git a/drivers/interconnect/core.c b/drivers/interconnect/core.c
index 7b971228df38..c498796adc07 100644
--- a/drivers/interconnect/core.c
+++ b/drivers/interconnect/core.c
@@ -405,8 +405,12 @@ void icc_set_tag(struct icc_path *path, u32 tag)
 	if (!path)
 		return;
 
+	mutex_lock(&icc_lock);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < path->num_nodes; i++)
 		path->reqs[i].tag = tag;
+
+	mutex_unlock(&icc_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(icc_set_tag);