diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/corgi.c b/sound/soc/pxa/corgi.c
index 97e9423615c9c84d859a2b5b5b31695d73f4ab2f..f451acd4935b81db8d04d67da8e99c4e650f4a5d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/corgi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/corgi.c
@@ -100,8 +100,13 @@ static int corgi_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec = rtd->codec;
 
+	mutex_lock(&codec->mutex);
+
 	/* check the jack status at stream startup */
 	corgi_ext_control(codec);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&codec->mutex);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/magician.c b/sound/soc/pxa/magician.c
index b8207ced40729b0b375f28566b09de404313f28a..5ef0526924b9e3b2f20d56d181d7fc3781468df3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/magician.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/magician.c
@@ -72,9 +72,13 @@ static int magician_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec = rtd->codec;
 
+	mutex_lock(&codec->mutex);
+
 	/* check the jack status at stream startup */
 	magician_ext_control(codec);
 
+	mutex_unlock(&codec->mutex);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/poodle.c b/sound/soc/pxa/poodle.c
index af84ee9c5e11edde0c8a253e3a5072e5f3ac0e36..84edd0385a21fb39f3dfa7f429fa69df5c1dcdf1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/poodle.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/poodle.c
@@ -77,8 +77,13 @@ static int poodle_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec = rtd->codec;
 
+	mutex_lock(&codec->mutex);
+
 	/* check the jack status at stream startup */
 	poodle_ext_control(codec);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&codec->mutex);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/spitz.c b/sound/soc/pxa/spitz.c
index f470f360f4dda9a3193b5f5011a7b9688cfb3b32..0b30d7de24ecc20e4adf3924257fe6a070741953 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/spitz.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/spitz.c
@@ -108,8 +108,13 @@ static int spitz_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec = rtd->codec;
 
+	mutex_lock(&codec->mutex);
+
 	/* check the jack status at stream startup */
 	spitz_ext_control(codec);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&codec->mutex);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/tosa.c b/sound/soc/pxa/tosa.c
index 73d0edd8ded9de053db82b27c60433fe1a7b8686..7b983f935454159d0a3569d6f747285231cbc6ae 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/tosa.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/tosa.c
@@ -81,8 +81,13 @@ static int tosa_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec = rtd->codec;
 
+	mutex_lock(&codec->mutex);
+
 	/* check the jack status at stream startup */
 	tosa_ext_control(codec);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&codec->mutex);
+
 	return 0;
 }