diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
index ad52126d3d22e171aeacab3ae690e05de316ce43..3e95e0f5968bee97edd1052ea33cd215214e82fd 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
@@ -1875,9 +1875,11 @@ static int wait_for_avail(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		if (avail >= runtime->twake)
 			break;
 		snd_pcm_stream_unlock_irq(substream);
+		mutex_unlock(&runtime->buffer_mutex);
 
 		tout = schedule_timeout(wait_time);
 
+		mutex_lock(&runtime->buffer_mutex);
 		snd_pcm_stream_lock_irq(substream);
 		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		switch (runtime->status->state) {
@@ -2171,6 +2173,7 @@ snd_pcm_sframes_t __snd_pcm_lib_xfer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 
 	nonblock = !!(substream->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK);
 
+	mutex_lock(&runtime->buffer_mutex);
 	snd_pcm_stream_lock_irq(substream);
 	err = pcm_accessible_state(runtime);
 	if (err < 0)
@@ -2253,6 +2256,7 @@ snd_pcm_sframes_t __snd_pcm_lib_xfer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	if (xfer > 0 && err >= 0)
 		snd_pcm_update_state(substream, runtime);
 	snd_pcm_stream_unlock_irq(substream);
+	mutex_unlock(&runtime->buffer_mutex);
 	return xfer > 0 ? (snd_pcm_sframes_t)xfer : err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__snd_pcm_lib_xfer);