diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index beb2b66da132..f122026c4682 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -970,8 +970,13 @@ static irqreturn_t phy_interrupt(int irq, void *phy_dat)
 {
 	struct phy_device *phydev = phy_dat;
 	struct phy_driver *drv = phydev->drv;
+	irqreturn_t ret;
 
-	return drv->handle_interrupt(phydev);
+	mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
+	ret = drv->handle_interrupt(phydev);
+	mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**