diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/dmanv04.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/dmanv04.c
index edec30fd3ecd682174acab05f15f0cd18db68331..0a7b6ed5ed284fc56fa518dceb9ae050643cce60 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/dmanv04.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/dmanv04.c
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ nv04_fifo_dma_object_dtor(struct nvkm_fifo_chan *base, int cookie)
 {
 	struct nv04_fifo_chan *chan = nv04_fifo_chan(base);
 	struct nvkm_instmem *imem = chan->fifo->base.engine.subdev.device->imem;
+
+	mutex_lock(&chan->fifo->base.engine.subdev.mutex);
 	nvkm_ramht_remove(imem->ramht, cookie);
+	mutex_unlock(&chan->fifo->base.engine.subdev.mutex);
 }
 
 static int