diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/core.c b/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/core.c
index 31d553760063c9f3b06d9236b2e3fabe74a79609..06c84bffffb3dce79f9d0aff400ca0f179111b4f 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/core.c
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
-#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 #include "intel_th.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 
 static bool host_mode __read_mostly;
 module_param(host_mode, bool, 0444);
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(intel_th_lock);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(intel_th_lock);
 
 static DEFINE_IDA(intel_th_ida);
 
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ int intel_th_output_enable(struct intel_th *th, unsigned int otype)
 {
 	struct intel_th_device *thdev;
 	int src = 0, dst = 0;
-	spin_lock(&intel_th_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&intel_th_lock);
 	for (src = 0, dst = 0; dst <= th->num_thdevs; src++, dst++) {
 		for (; src < ARRAY_SIZE(intel_th_subdevices); src++) {
 			if (intel_th_subdevices[src].type != INTEL_TH_OUTPUT)
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ int intel_th_output_enable(struct intel_th *th, unsigned int otype)
 
 		/* no unallocated matching subdevices */
 		if (src == ARRAY_SIZE(intel_th_subdevices)) {
-			spin_unlock(&intel_th_lock);
+			mutex_unlock(&intel_th_lock);
 			return -ENODEV;
 		}
 
@@ -753,18 +753,18 @@ int intel_th_output_enable(struct intel_th *th, unsigned int otype)
 		if (dst == th->num_thdevs)
 			goto found;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&intel_th_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&intel_th_lock);
 	return -ENODEV;
 
 found:
 	thdev = intel_th_subdevice_alloc(th, &intel_th_subdevices[src]);
 	if (IS_ERR(thdev)) {
-		spin_unlock(&intel_th_lock);
+		mutex_unlock(&intel_th_lock);
 		return PTR_ERR(thdev);
 	}
 
 	th->thdev[th->num_thdevs++] = thdev;
-	spin_unlock(&intel_th_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&intel_th_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(intel_th_output_enable);
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ static int intel_th_populate(struct intel_th *th)
 {
 	int src;
 
-	spin_lock(&intel_th_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&intel_th_lock);
 	/* create devices for each intel_th_subdevice */
 	for (src = 0; src < ARRAY_SIZE(intel_th_subdevices); src++) {
 		const struct intel_th_subdevice *subdev =
@@ -799,14 +799,14 @@ static int intel_th_populate(struct intel_th *th)
 			/* ENODEV for individual subdevices is allowed */
 			if (PTR_ERR(thdev) == -ENODEV)
 				continue;
-			spin_unlock(&intel_th_lock);
+			mutex_unlock(&intel_th_lock);
 			return PTR_ERR(thdev);
 		}
 
 		th->thdev[th->num_thdevs++] = thdev;
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock(&intel_th_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&intel_th_lock);
 	return 0;
 }