diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8958-dsp2.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8958-dsp2.c
index 0dada7f0105e..3cbc82b33292 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8958-dsp2.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8958-dsp2.c
@@ -867,9 +867,9 @@ static void wm8958_enh_eq_loaded(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
 	struct wm8994_priv *wm8994 = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
 
 	if (fw && (wm8958_dsp2_fw(codec, "ENH_EQ", fw, true) == 0)) {
-		mutex_lock(&codec->mutex);
+		mutex_lock(&wm8994->fw_lock);
 		wm8994->enh_eq = fw;
-		mutex_unlock(&codec->mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&wm8994->fw_lock);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -879,9 +879,9 @@ static void wm8958_mbc_vss_loaded(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
 	struct wm8994_priv *wm8994 = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
 
 	if (fw && (wm8958_dsp2_fw(codec, "MBC+VSS", fw, true) == 0)) {
-		mutex_lock(&codec->mutex);
+		mutex_lock(&wm8994->fw_lock);
 		wm8994->mbc_vss = fw;
-		mutex_unlock(&codec->mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&wm8994->fw_lock);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -891,9 +891,9 @@ static void wm8958_mbc_loaded(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
 	struct wm8994_priv *wm8994 = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
 
 	if (fw && (wm8958_dsp2_fw(codec, "MBC", fw, true) == 0)) {
-		mutex_lock(&codec->mutex);
+		mutex_lock(&wm8994->fw_lock);
 		wm8994->mbc = fw;
-		mutex_unlock(&codec->mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&wm8994->fw_lock);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
index 1fcb9f3f3097..dbca6e0cc93a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
@@ -4457,6 +4457,8 @@ static int wm8994_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, wm8994);
 
+	mutex_init(&wm8994->fw_lock);
+
 	wm8994->wm8994 = dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent);
 
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.h b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.h
index 6536f8d45ac6..dd73387b1cc4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.h
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/firmware.h>
 #include <linux/completion.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 #include "wm_hubs.h"
 
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ struct wm8994_priv {
 	unsigned int aif1clk_disable:1;
 	unsigned int aif2clk_disable:1;
 
+	struct mutex fw_lock;
 	int dsp_active;
 	const struct firmware *cur_fw;
 	const struct firmware *mbc;