diff --git a/drivers/s390/virtio/virtio_ccw.c b/drivers/s390/virtio/virtio_ccw.c
index ec54538f7ae1c818dff22a82c1c6e3e8e6b5a933..67efdf25657f33e83e15aafaafe5b2aafc3e5ede 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/virtio/virtio_ccw.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/virtio/virtio_ccw.c
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ struct airq_info {
 	struct airq_iv *aiv;
 };
 static struct airq_info *airq_areas[MAX_AIRQ_AREAS];
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(airq_areas_lock);
 
 #define CCW_CMD_SET_VQ 0x13
 #define CCW_CMD_VDEV_RESET 0x33
@@ -244,9 +245,11 @@ static unsigned long get_airq_indicator(struct virtqueue *vqs[], int nvqs,
 	unsigned long bit, flags;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_AIRQ_AREAS && !indicator_addr; i++) {
+		mutex_lock(&airq_areas_lock);
 		if (!airq_areas[i])
 			airq_areas[i] = new_airq_info();
 		info = airq_areas[i];
+		mutex_unlock(&airq_areas_lock);
 		if (!info)
 			return 0;
 		write_lock_irqsave(&info->lock, flags);