diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/af9015.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/af9015.c
index c6c275bac08e7e3c82cd9318b75ab789c0447ba6..033aa8affd8e06280fe66709034f066d2ae92cef 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/af9015.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/af9015.c
@@ -1093,9 +1093,80 @@ static int af9015_rc_query(struct dvb_usb_device *d)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/* override demod callbacks for resource locking */
+static int af9015_af9013_set_frontend(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
+	struct dvb_frontend_parameters *params)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap = fe->dvb->priv;
+	struct af9015_state *priv = adap->dev->priv;
+
+	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&adap->dev->usb_mutex))
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
+	ret = priv->set_frontend[adap->id](fe, params);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&adap->dev->usb_mutex);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/* override demod callbacks for resource locking */
+static int af9015_af9013_read_status(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
+	fe_status_t *status)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap = fe->dvb->priv;
+	struct af9015_state *priv = adap->dev->priv;
+
+	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&adap->dev->usb_mutex))
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
+	ret = priv->read_status[adap->id](fe, status);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&adap->dev->usb_mutex);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/* override demod callbacks for resource locking */
+static int af9015_af9013_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap = fe->dvb->priv;
+	struct af9015_state *priv = adap->dev->priv;
+
+	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&adap->dev->usb_mutex))
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
+	ret = priv->init[adap->id](fe);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&adap->dev->usb_mutex);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/* override demod callbacks for resource locking */
+static int af9015_af9013_sleep(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap = fe->dvb->priv;
+	struct af9015_state *priv = adap->dev->priv;
+
+	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&adap->dev->usb_mutex))
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
+	ret = priv->init[adap->id](fe);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&adap->dev->usb_mutex);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int af9015_af9013_frontend_attach(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap)
 {
 	int ret;
+	struct af9015_state *state = adap->dev->priv;
 
 	if (adap->id == 1) {
 		/* copy firmware to 2nd demodulator */
@@ -1116,6 +1187,32 @@ static int af9015_af9013_frontend_attach(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap)
 	adap->fe_adap[0].fe = dvb_attach(af9013_attach, &af9015_af9013_config[adap->id],
 		&adap->dev->i2c_adap);
 
+	/*
+	 * AF9015 firmware does not like if it gets interrupted by I2C adapter
+	 * request on some critical phases. During normal operation I2C adapter
+	 * is used only 2nd demodulator and tuner on dual tuner devices.
+	 * Override demodulator callbacks and use mutex for limit access to
+	 * those "critical" paths to keep AF9015 happy.
+	 * Note: we abuse unused usb_mutex here.
+	 */
+	if (adap->fe_adap[0].fe) {
+		state->set_frontend[adap->id] =
+			adap->fe_adap[0].fe->ops.set_frontend;
+		adap->fe_adap[0].fe->ops.set_frontend =
+			af9015_af9013_set_frontend;
+
+		state->read_status[adap->id] =
+			adap->fe_adap[0].fe->ops.read_status;
+		adap->fe_adap[0].fe->ops.read_status =
+			af9015_af9013_read_status;
+
+		state->init[adap->id] = adap->fe_adap[0].fe->ops.init;
+		adap->fe_adap[0].fe->ops.init = af9015_af9013_init;
+
+		state->sleep[adap->id] = adap->fe_adap[0].fe->ops.sleep;
+		adap->fe_adap[0].fe->ops.sleep = af9015_af9013_sleep;
+	}
+
 	return adap->fe_adap[0].fe == NULL ? -ENODEV : 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/af9015.h b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/af9015.h
index 6252ea6c19042b75a92e6aee88b3d9ec258f24da..4a126177e101dcbbc51165136596a91bda5bb5bc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/af9015.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/af9015.h
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ struct af9015_state {
 	u8 rc_repeat;
 	u32 rc_keycode;
 	u8 rc_last[4];
+
+	/* for demod callback override */
+	int (*set_frontend[2]) (struct dvb_frontend *fe,
+		struct dvb_frontend_parameters *params);
+	int (*read_status[2]) (struct dvb_frontend *fe, fe_status_t *status);
+	int (*init[2]) (struct dvb_frontend *fe);
+	int (*sleep[2]) (struct dvb_frontend *fe);
 };
 
 struct af9015_config {