diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/fakelb.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/fakelb.c
index 0becf0ac3926..ec387efb61d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/fakelb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/fakelb.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 static int numlbs = 2;
 
 static LIST_HEAD(fakelb_phys);
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(fakelb_phys_lock);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(fakelb_phys_lock);
 
 static LIST_HEAD(fakelb_ifup_phys);
 static DEFINE_RWLOCK(fakelb_ifup_phys_lock);
@@ -188,9 +188,9 @@ static int fakelb_add_one(struct device *dev)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_reg;
 
-	spin_lock(&fakelb_phys_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&fakelb_phys_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&phy->list, &fakelb_phys);
-	spin_unlock(&fakelb_phys_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&fakelb_phys_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -222,10 +222,10 @@ static int fakelb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 
 err_slave:
-	spin_lock(&fakelb_phys_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&fakelb_phys_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(phy, tmp, &fakelb_phys, list)
 		fakelb_del(phy);
-	spin_unlock(&fakelb_phys_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&fakelb_phys_lock);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -233,10 +233,10 @@ static int fakelb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct fakelb_phy *phy, *tmp;
 
-	spin_lock(&fakelb_phys_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&fakelb_phys_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(phy, tmp, &fakelb_phys, list)
 		fakelb_del(phy);
-	spin_unlock(&fakelb_phys_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&fakelb_phys_lock);
 	return 0;
 }