diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c
index 8552c832074a..9cd978334b89 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c
@@ -3213,12 +3213,14 @@ void v4l2_ctrl_notify(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl, v4l2_ctrl_notify_fnc notify, void
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(v4l2_ctrl_notify);
 
-int v4l2_ctrl_modify_range(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl,
+int __v4l2_ctrl_modify_range(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl,
 			s64 min, s64 max, u64 step, s64 def)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct v4l2_ext_control c;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(ctrl->handler->lock);
+
 	switch (ctrl->type) {
 	case V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER:
 	case V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER64:
@@ -3237,7 +3239,6 @@ int v4l2_ctrl_modify_range(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl,
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	v4l2_ctrl_lock(ctrl);
 	ctrl->minimum = min;
 	ctrl->maximum = max;
 	ctrl->step = step;
@@ -3249,10 +3250,9 @@ int v4l2_ctrl_modify_range(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl,
 		ret = set_ctrl(NULL, ctrl, &c, V4L2_EVENT_CTRL_CH_RANGE);
 	else
 		send_event(NULL, ctrl, V4L2_EVENT_CTRL_CH_RANGE);
-	v4l2_ctrl_unlock(ctrl);
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(v4l2_ctrl_modify_range);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__v4l2_ctrl_modify_range);
 
 static int v4l2_ctrl_add_event(struct v4l2_subscribed_event *sev, unsigned elems)
 {
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-ctrls.h b/include/media/v4l2-ctrls.h
index 4546233a9a3d..5d1a30ca29af 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-ctrls.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-ctrls.h
@@ -620,6 +620,11 @@ void v4l2_ctrl_activate(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl, bool active);
   */
 void v4l2_ctrl_grab(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl, bool grabbed);
 
+
+/** __v4l2_ctrl_modify_range() - Unlocked variant of v4l2_ctrl_modify_range() */
+int __v4l2_ctrl_modify_range(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl,
+			     s64 min, s64 max, u64 step, s64 def);
+
 /** v4l2_ctrl_modify_range() - Update the range of a control.
   * @ctrl:	The control to update.
   * @min:	The control's minimum value.
@@ -637,8 +642,17 @@ void v4l2_ctrl_grab(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl, bool grabbed);
   * This function assumes that the control handler is not locked and will
   * take the lock itself.
   */
-int v4l2_ctrl_modify_range(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl,
-			s64 min, s64 max, u64 step, s64 def);
+static inline int v4l2_ctrl_modify_range(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl,
+					 s64 min, s64 max, u64 step, s64 def)
+{
+	int rval;
+
+	v4l2_ctrl_lock(ctrl);
+	rval = __v4l2_ctrl_modify_range(ctrl, min, max, step, def);
+	v4l2_ctrl_unlock(ctrl);
+
+	return rval;
+}
 
 /** v4l2_ctrl_notify() - Function to set a notify callback for a control.
   * @ctrl:	The control.