diff --git a/drivers/xen/gntdev.c b/drivers/xen/gntdev.c
index 67b9163db7185402b0ff3811c5363c1a1022e2c7..0dbb222daaf1c694b1f073f3e206f755f5f77cc6 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/gntdev.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/gntdev.c
@@ -568,12 +568,14 @@ static int gntdev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *flip)
 
 	pr_debug("priv %p\n", priv);
 
+	mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
 	while (!list_empty(&priv->maps)) {
 		map = list_entry(priv->maps.next, struct grant_map, next);
 		list_del(&map->next);
 		gntdev_put_map(NULL /* already removed */, map);
 	}
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&priv->freeable_maps));
+	mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
 
 	if (use_ptemod)
 		mmu_notifier_unregister(&priv->mn, priv->mm);