diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/common/mtk_vcodec_fw_vpu.c b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/common/mtk_vcodec_fw_vpu.c
index 0849ffb0dcd4..831ec3d48b27 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/common/mtk_vcodec_fw_vpu.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/common/mtk_vcodec_fw_vpu.c
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ static void mtk_vcodec_vpu_reset_dec_handler(void *priv)
 
 	dev_err(&dev->plat_dev->dev, "Watchdog timeout!!");
 
-	mutex_lock(&dev->dev_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&dev->dev_ctx_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(ctx, &dev->ctx_list, list) {
 		ctx->state = MTK_STATE_ABORT;
 		mtk_v4l2_vdec_dbg(0, ctx, "[%d] Change to state MTK_STATE_ABORT", ctx->id);
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->dev_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->dev_ctx_lock);
 }
 
 static void mtk_vcodec_vpu_reset_enc_handler(void *priv)
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/mtk_vcodec_dec_drv.c b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/mtk_vcodec_dec_drv.c
index 0a89ce452ac3..20c0b1acf618 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/mtk_vcodec_dec_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/mtk_vcodec_dec_drv.c
@@ -268,7 +268,9 @@ static int fops_vcodec_open(struct file *file)
 
 	ctx->dev->vdec_pdata->init_vdec_params(ctx);
 
+	mutex_lock(&dev->dev_ctx_lock);
 	list_add(&ctx->list, &dev->ctx_list);
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->dev_ctx_lock);
 	mtk_vcodec_dbgfs_create(ctx);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->dev_mutex);
@@ -311,7 +313,9 @@ static int fops_vcodec_release(struct file *file)
 	v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&ctx->ctrl_hdl);
 
 	mtk_vcodec_dbgfs_remove(dev, ctx->id);
+	mutex_lock(&dev->dev_ctx_lock);
 	list_del_init(&ctx->list);
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->dev_ctx_lock);
 	kfree(ctx);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->dev_mutex);
 	return 0;
@@ -378,6 +382,7 @@ static int mtk_vcodec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	for (i = 0; i < MTK_VDEC_HW_MAX; i++)
 		mutex_init(&dev->dec_mutex[i]);
 	mutex_init(&dev->dev_mutex);
+	mutex_init(&dev->dev_ctx_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&dev->irqlock);
 
 	snprintf(dev->v4l2_dev.name, sizeof(dev->v4l2_dev.name), "%s",
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/mtk_vcodec_dec_drv.h b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/mtk_vcodec_dec_drv.h
index 7e36b2c69b7d..b3a59af7c8ac 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/mtk_vcodec_dec_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/mtk_vcodec_dec_drv.h
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ struct mtk_vcodec_dec_ctx {
  *
  * @dec_mutex: decoder hardware lock
  * @dev_mutex: video_device lock
+ * @dev_ctx_lock: the lock of context list
  * @decode_workqueue: decode work queue
  *
  * @irqlock: protect data access by irq handler and work thread
@@ -270,6 +271,7 @@ struct mtk_vcodec_dec_dev {
 	/* decoder hardware mutex lock */
 	struct mutex dec_mutex[MTK_VDEC_HW_MAX];
 	struct mutex dev_mutex;
+	struct mutex dev_ctx_lock;
 	struct workqueue_struct *decode_workqueue;
 
 	spinlock_t irqlock;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/vdec_vpu_if.c b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/vdec_vpu_if.c
index 82e57ae983d5..da6be556727b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/vdec_vpu_if.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/vcodec/decoder/vdec_vpu_if.c
@@ -77,12 +77,14 @@ static bool vpu_dec_check_ap_inst(struct mtk_vcodec_dec_dev *dec_dev, struct vde
 	struct mtk_vcodec_dec_ctx *ctx;
 	int ret = false;
 
+	mutex_lock(&dec_dev->dev_ctx_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(ctx, &dec_dev->ctx_list, list) {
 		if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ctx) && ctx->vpu_inst == vpu) {
 			ret = true;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&dec_dev->dev_ctx_lock);
 
 	return ret;
 }