diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
index 81501644fb15..b53bb00a9918 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
@@ -486,12 +486,14 @@ void pblk_dealloc_page(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line, int nr_secs)
 	u64 addr;
 	int i;
 
+	spin_lock(&line->lock);
 	addr = find_next_zero_bit(line->map_bitmap,
 					pblk->lm.sec_per_line, line->cur_sec);
 	line->cur_sec = addr - nr_secs;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_secs; i++, line->cur_sec--)
 		WARN_ON(!test_and_clear_bit(line->cur_sec, line->map_bitmap));
+	spin_unlock(&line->lock);
 }
 
 u64 __pblk_alloc_page(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line, int nr_secs)