diff --git a/drivers/thermal/fair_share.c b/drivers/thermal/fair_share.c
index afd99f668c65..031df45ed67b 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/fair_share.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/fair_share.c
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ static int fair_share_throttle(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip)
 	int total_instance = 0;
 	int cur_trip_level = get_trip_level(tz);
 
+	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
+
 	list_for_each_entry(instance, &tz->thermal_instances, tz_node) {
 		if (instance->trip != trip)
 			continue;
@@ -110,6 +112,8 @@ static int fair_share_throttle(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip)
 		mutex_unlock(&instance->cdev->lock);
 		thermal_cdev_update(cdev);
 	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);
 	return 0;
 }