diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index ad9fc84a8601..e878fc799af7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -2054,7 +2054,7 @@ int __init acpi_scan_init(void)
 
 static struct acpi_probe_entry *ape;
 static int acpi_probe_count;
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(acpi_probe_lock);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(acpi_probe_mutex);
 
 static int __init acpi_match_madt(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 				  const unsigned long end)
@@ -2073,7 +2073,7 @@ int __init __acpi_probe_device_table(struct acpi_probe_entry *ap_head, int nr)
 	if (acpi_disabled)
 		return 0;
 
-	spin_lock(&acpi_probe_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&acpi_probe_mutex);
 	for (ape = ap_head; nr; ape++, nr--) {
 		if (ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(ACPI_SIG_MADT, ape->id)) {
 			acpi_probe_count = 0;
@@ -2086,7 +2086,7 @@ int __init __acpi_probe_device_table(struct acpi_probe_entry *ap_head, int nr)
 				count++;
 		}
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&acpi_probe_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&acpi_probe_mutex);
 
 	return count;
 }