diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
index 617c960cfb5a59d8fa6fe1b987e7a02f3031c4e5..b98e84a0839a0e4fa8a676b40ad9b89c7ef43964 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ struct stmmac_priv {
 	struct stmmac_extra_stats xstats ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
 	struct stmmac_safety_stats sstats;
 	struct plat_stmmacenet_data *plat;
+	/* Protect est parameters */
+	struct mutex est_lock;
 	struct dma_features dma_cap;
 	struct stmmac_counters mmc;
 	int hw_cap_support;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_tc.c
index 43165c662740dc668a74b903ecd17166f2d86ea3..2429c57fa452e0bd920b474646f38f25b1856b22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_tc.c
@@ -688,17 +688,19 @@ static int tc_setup_taprio(struct stmmac_priv *priv,
 		if (!plat->est)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
-		mutex_init(&priv->plat->est->lock);
+		mutex_init(&priv->est_lock);
 	} else {
+		mutex_lock(&priv->est_lock);
 		memset(plat->est, 0, sizeof(*plat->est));
+		mutex_unlock(&priv->est_lock);
 	}
 
 	size = qopt->num_entries;
 
-	mutex_lock(&priv->plat->est->lock);
+	mutex_lock(&priv->est_lock);
 	priv->plat->est->gcl_size = size;
 	priv->plat->est->enable = qopt->enable;
-	mutex_unlock(&priv->plat->est->lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&priv->est_lock);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
 		s64 delta_ns = qopt->entries[i].interval;
@@ -729,7 +731,7 @@ static int tc_setup_taprio(struct stmmac_priv *priv,
 		priv->plat->est->gcl[i] = delta_ns | (gates << wid);
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&priv->plat->est->lock);
+	mutex_lock(&priv->est_lock);
 	/* Adjust for real system time */
 	priv->ptp_clock_ops.gettime64(&priv->ptp_clock_ops, &current_time);
 	current_time_ns = timespec64_to_ktime(current_time);
@@ -755,7 +757,7 @@ static int tc_setup_taprio(struct stmmac_priv *priv,
 	priv->plat->est->ctr[1] = (u32)ctr;
 
 	if (fpe && !priv->dma_cap.fpesel) {
-		mutex_unlock(&priv->plat->est->lock);
+		mutex_unlock(&priv->est_lock);
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
@@ -763,14 +765,14 @@ static int tc_setup_taprio(struct stmmac_priv *priv,
 				   priv->plat->tx_queues_to_use,
 				   priv->plat->rx_queues_to_use, fpe);
 	if (ret && fpe) {
-		mutex_unlock(&priv->plat->est->lock);
+		mutex_unlock(&priv->est_lock);
 		netdev_err(priv->dev, "failed to enable Frame Preemption\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	ret = stmmac_est_configure(priv, priv->ioaddr, priv->plat->est,
 				   priv->plat->clk_ptp_rate);
-	mutex_unlock(&priv->plat->est->lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&priv->est_lock);
 	if (ret) {
 		netdev_err(priv->dev, "failed to configure EST\n");
 		goto disable;
@@ -781,11 +783,11 @@ static int tc_setup_taprio(struct stmmac_priv *priv,
 
 disable:
 	if (priv->plat->est) {
-		mutex_lock(&priv->plat->est->lock);
+		mutex_lock(&priv->est_lock);
 		priv->plat->est->enable = false;
 		stmmac_est_configure(priv, priv->ioaddr, priv->plat->est,
 				     priv->plat->clk_ptp_rate);
-		mutex_unlock(&priv->plat->est->lock);
+		mutex_unlock(&priv->est_lock);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/include/linux/stmmac.h b/include/linux/stmmac.h
index 40df88728a6f44fe01ee28e04c95d38c5cd24d09..2b39981e52352dfa1196a8363910408b350b25f7 100644
--- a/include/linux/stmmac.h
+++ b/include/linux/stmmac.h
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ struct stmmac_axi {
 
 #define EST_GCL		1024
 struct stmmac_est {
-	struct mutex lock;
 	int enable;
 	u32 btr_offset[2];
 	u32 btr[2];