diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index a47a8ce7a5ea..1779430013ea 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -1952,6 +1952,7 @@ static ssize_t dapm_widget_power_read_file(struct file *file,
 					   size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w = file->private_data;
+	struct snd_soc_card *card = w->dapm->card;
 	char *buf;
 	int in, out;
 	ssize_t ret;
@@ -1961,6 +1962,8 @@ static ssize_t dapm_widget_power_read_file(struct file *file,
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	mutex_lock(&card->dapm_mutex);
+
 	/* Supply widgets are not handled by is_connected_{input,output}_ep() */
 	if (w->is_supply) {
 		in = 0;
@@ -2007,6 +2010,8 @@ static ssize_t dapm_widget_power_read_file(struct file *file,
 					p->sink->name);
 	}
 
+	mutex_unlock(&card->dapm_mutex);
+
 	ret = simple_read_from_buffer(user_buf, count, ppos, buf, ret);
 
 	kfree(buf);
@@ -2281,11 +2286,15 @@ static ssize_t dapm_widget_show(struct device *dev,
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	int i, count = 0;
 
+	mutex_lock(&rtd->card->dapm_mutex);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < rtd->num_codecs; i++) {
 		struct snd_soc_codec *codec = rtd->codec_dais[i]->codec;
 		count += dapm_widget_show_codec(codec, buf + count);
 	}
 
+	mutex_unlock(&rtd->card->dapm_mutex);
+
 	return count;
 }