diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/gpio-fan.c b/drivers/hwmon/gpio-fan.c
index 534a175a6e4c..16b06ad8db6a 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/gpio-fan.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/gpio-fan.c
@@ -407,7 +407,12 @@ static int gpio_fan_set_cur_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
 	if (state >= fan_data->num_speed)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	mutex_lock(&fan_data->lock);
+
 	set_fan_speed(fan_data, state);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&fan_data->lock);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -563,8 +568,11 @@ static int gpio_fan_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!IS_ERR(fan_data->cdev))
 		thermal_cooling_device_unregister(fan_data->cdev);
 
-	if (fan_data->gpios)
+	if (fan_data->gpios) {
+		mutex_lock(&fan_data->lock);
 		set_fan_speed(fan_data, 0);
+		mutex_unlock(&fan_data->lock);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -581,7 +589,9 @@ static int gpio_fan_suspend(struct device *dev)
 
 	if (fan_data->gpios) {
 		fan_data->resume_speed = fan_data->speed_index;
+		mutex_lock(&fan_data->lock);
 		set_fan_speed(fan_data, 0);
+		mutex_unlock(&fan_data->lock);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -591,8 +601,11 @@ static int gpio_fan_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct gpio_fan_data *fan_data = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	if (fan_data->gpios)
+	if (fan_data->gpios) {
+		mutex_lock(&fan_data->lock);
 		set_fan_speed(fan_data, fan_data->resume_speed);
+		mutex_unlock(&fan_data->lock);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }