diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_timer.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_timer.c
index 161f3170bd7e..3bc6095df44d 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_timer.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_timer.c
@@ -465,15 +465,19 @@ void snd_seq_info_timer_read(struct snd_info_entry *entry,
 		q = queueptr(idx);
 		if (q == NULL)
 			continue;
-		if ((tmr = q->timer) == NULL ||
-		    (ti = tmr->timeri) == NULL) {
-			queuefree(q);
-			continue;
-		}
+		mutex_lock(&q->timer_mutex);
+		tmr = q->timer;
+		if (!tmr)
+			goto unlock;
+		ti = tmr->timeri;
+		if (!ti)
+			goto unlock;
 		snd_iprintf(buffer, "Timer for queue %i : %s\n", q->queue, ti->timer->name);
 		resolution = snd_timer_resolution(ti) * tmr->ticks;
 		snd_iprintf(buffer, "  Period time : %lu.%09lu\n", resolution / 1000000000, resolution % 1000000000);
 		snd_iprintf(buffer, "  Skew : %u / %u\n", tmr->skew, tmr->skew_base);
+unlock:
+		mutex_unlock(&q->timer_mutex);
 		queuefree(q);
  	}
 }