diff --git a/sound/core/control_compat.c b/sound/core/control_compat.c
index 507fd5210c1cd54d764e718ab00c7c657857ad6c..f5e51f5e3437f45b69021cdc438042b1e28b074a 100644
--- a/sound/core/control_compat.c
+++ b/sound/core/control_compat.c
@@ -316,7 +316,9 @@ static int ctl_elem_read_user(struct snd_card *card,
 	err = snd_power_wait(card, SNDRV_CTL_POWER_D0);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error;
+	down_read(&card->controls_rwsem);
 	err = snd_ctl_elem_read(card, data);
+	up_read(&card->controls_rwsem);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error;
 	err = copy_ctl_value_to_user(userdata, valuep, data, type, count);
@@ -344,7 +346,9 @@ static int ctl_elem_write_user(struct snd_ctl_file *file,
 	err = snd_power_wait(card, SNDRV_CTL_POWER_D0);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error;
+	down_write(&card->controls_rwsem);
 	err = snd_ctl_elem_write(card, file, data);
+	up_write(&card->controls_rwsem);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error;
 	err = copy_ctl_value_to_user(userdata, valuep, data, type, count);