diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss.c b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss.c
index 8cdf489df80e..4b7897959913 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss.c
@@ -181,10 +181,16 @@ static long
 odev_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp;
+	long rc;
+
 	dp = file->private_data;
 	if (snd_BUG_ON(!dp))
 		return -ENXIO;
-	return snd_seq_oss_ioctl(dp, cmd, arg);
+
+	mutex_lock(&register_mutex);
+	rc = snd_seq_oss_ioctl(dp, cmd, arg);
+	mutex_unlock(&register_mutex);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT