diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.c
index 905ae993440b6f99eb8ffdbdfa5462838df22154..19f05933de54d127026a75dffbc2ae6a7b486ab4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.c
@@ -275,30 +275,24 @@ static void wm_adsp_debugfs_save_wmfwname(struct wm_adsp *dsp, const char *s)
 {
 	char *tmp = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s\n", s);
 
-	mutex_lock(&dsp->debugfs_lock);
 	kfree(dsp->wmfw_file_name);
 	dsp->wmfw_file_name = tmp;
-	mutex_unlock(&dsp->debugfs_lock);
 }
 
 static void wm_adsp_debugfs_save_binname(struct wm_adsp *dsp, const char *s)
 {
 	char *tmp = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s\n", s);
 
-	mutex_lock(&dsp->debugfs_lock);
 	kfree(dsp->bin_file_name);
 	dsp->bin_file_name = tmp;
-	mutex_unlock(&dsp->debugfs_lock);
 }
 
 static void wm_adsp_debugfs_clear(struct wm_adsp *dsp)
 {
-	mutex_lock(&dsp->debugfs_lock);
 	kfree(dsp->wmfw_file_name);
 	kfree(dsp->bin_file_name);
 	dsp->wmfw_file_name = NULL;
 	dsp->bin_file_name = NULL;
-	mutex_unlock(&dsp->debugfs_lock);
 }
 
 static ssize_t wm_adsp_debugfs_wmfw_read(struct file *file,
@@ -308,7 +302,7 @@ static ssize_t wm_adsp_debugfs_wmfw_read(struct file *file,
 	struct wm_adsp *dsp = file->private_data;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	mutex_lock(&dsp->debugfs_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&dsp->pwr_lock);
 
 	if (!dsp->wmfw_file_name || !dsp->running)
 		ret = 0;
@@ -317,7 +311,7 @@ static ssize_t wm_adsp_debugfs_wmfw_read(struct file *file,
 					      dsp->wmfw_file_name,
 					      strlen(dsp->wmfw_file_name));
 
-	mutex_unlock(&dsp->debugfs_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&dsp->pwr_lock);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -328,7 +322,7 @@ static ssize_t wm_adsp_debugfs_bin_read(struct file *file,
 	struct wm_adsp *dsp = file->private_data;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	mutex_lock(&dsp->debugfs_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&dsp->pwr_lock);
 
 	if (!dsp->bin_file_name || !dsp->running)
 		ret = 0;
@@ -337,7 +331,7 @@ static ssize_t wm_adsp_debugfs_bin_read(struct file *file,
 					      dsp->bin_file_name,
 					      strlen(dsp->bin_file_name));
 
-	mutex_unlock(&dsp->debugfs_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&dsp->pwr_lock);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1799,9 +1793,8 @@ int wm_adsp1_init(struct wm_adsp *dsp)
 {
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dsp->alg_regions);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
-	mutex_init(&dsp->debugfs_lock);
-#endif
+	mutex_init(&dsp->pwr_lock);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wm_adsp1_init);
@@ -1820,6 +1813,8 @@ int wm_adsp1_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 
 	dsp->card = codec->component.card;
 
+	mutex_lock(&dsp->pwr_lock);
+
 	switch (event) {
 	case SND_SOC_DAPM_POST_PMU:
 		regmap_update_bits(dsp->regmap, dsp->base + ADSP1_CONTROL_30,
@@ -1834,7 +1829,7 @@ int wm_adsp1_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 			if (ret != 0) {
 				adsp_err(dsp, "Failed to read SYSCLK state: %d\n",
 				ret);
-				return ret;
+				goto err_mutex;
 			}
 
 			val = (val & dsp->sysclk_mask)
@@ -1846,31 +1841,31 @@ int wm_adsp1_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 			if (ret != 0) {
 				adsp_err(dsp, "Failed to set clock rate: %d\n",
 					 ret);
-				return ret;
+				goto err_mutex;
 			}
 		}
 
 		ret = wm_adsp_load(dsp);
 		if (ret != 0)
-			goto err;
+			goto err_ena;
 
 		ret = wm_adsp1_setup_algs(dsp);
 		if (ret != 0)
-			goto err;
+			goto err_ena;
 
 		ret = wm_adsp_load_coeff(dsp);
 		if (ret != 0)
-			goto err;
+			goto err_ena;
 
 		/* Initialize caches for enabled and unset controls */
 		ret = wm_coeff_init_control_caches(dsp);
 		if (ret != 0)
-			goto err;
+			goto err_ena;
 
 		/* Sync set controls */
 		ret = wm_coeff_sync_controls(dsp);
 		if (ret != 0)
-			goto err;
+			goto err_ena;
 
 		/* Start the core running */
 		regmap_update_bits(dsp->regmap, dsp->base + ADSP1_CONTROL_30,
@@ -1905,11 +1900,16 @@ int wm_adsp1_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 		break;
 	}
 
+	mutex_unlock(&dsp->pwr_lock);
+
 	return 0;
 
-err:
+err_ena:
 	regmap_update_bits(dsp->regmap, dsp->base + ADSP1_CONTROL_30,
 			   ADSP1_SYS_ENA, 0);
+err_mutex:
+	mutex_unlock(&dsp->pwr_lock);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wm_adsp1_event);
@@ -1955,6 +1955,8 @@ static void wm_adsp2_boot_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	int ret;
 	unsigned int val;
 
+	mutex_lock(&dsp->pwr_lock);
+
 	/*
 	 * For simplicity set the DSP clock rate to be the
 	 * SYSCLK rate rather than making it configurable.
@@ -1962,7 +1964,7 @@ static void wm_adsp2_boot_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	ret = regmap_read(dsp->regmap, ARIZONA_SYSTEM_CLOCK_1, &val);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		adsp_err(dsp, "Failed to read SYSCLK state: %d\n", ret);
-		return;
+		goto err_mutex;
 	}
 	val = (val & ARIZONA_SYSCLK_FREQ_MASK)
 		>> ARIZONA_SYSCLK_FREQ_SHIFT;
@@ -1972,42 +1974,46 @@ static void wm_adsp2_boot_work(struct work_struct *work)
 				       ADSP2_CLK_SEL_MASK, val);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		adsp_err(dsp, "Failed to set clock rate: %d\n", ret);
-		return;
+		goto err_mutex;
 	}
 
 	ret = wm_adsp2_ena(dsp);
 	if (ret != 0)
-		return;
+		goto err_mutex;
 
 	ret = wm_adsp_load(dsp);
 	if (ret != 0)
-		goto err;
+		goto err_ena;
 
 	ret = wm_adsp2_setup_algs(dsp);
 	if (ret != 0)
-		goto err;
+		goto err_ena;
 
 	ret = wm_adsp_load_coeff(dsp);
 	if (ret != 0)
-		goto err;
+		goto err_ena;
 
 	/* Initialize caches for enabled and unset controls */
 	ret = wm_coeff_init_control_caches(dsp);
 	if (ret != 0)
-		goto err;
+		goto err_ena;
 
 	/* Sync set controls */
 	ret = wm_coeff_sync_controls(dsp);
 	if (ret != 0)
-		goto err;
+		goto err_ena;
 
 	dsp->running = true;
 
+	mutex_unlock(&dsp->pwr_lock);
+
 	return;
 
-err:
+err_ena:
 	regmap_update_bits(dsp->regmap, dsp->base + ADSP2_CONTROL,
 			   ADSP2_SYS_ENA | ADSP2_CORE_ENA | ADSP2_START, 0);
+err_mutex:
+	mutex_unlock(&dsp->pwr_lock);
 }
 
 int wm_adsp2_early_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
@@ -2060,6 +2066,8 @@ int wm_adsp2_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 		/* Log firmware state, it can be useful for analysis */
 		wm_adsp2_show_fw_status(dsp);
 
+		mutex_lock(&dsp->pwr_lock);
+
 		wm_adsp_debugfs_clear(dsp);
 
 		dsp->fw_id = 0;
@@ -2086,6 +2094,8 @@ int wm_adsp2_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 			kfree(alg_region);
 		}
 
+		mutex_unlock(&dsp->pwr_lock);
+
 		adsp_dbg(dsp, "Shutdown complete\n");
 		break;
 
@@ -2138,9 +2148,8 @@ int wm_adsp2_init(struct wm_adsp *dsp)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dsp->ctl_list);
 	INIT_WORK(&dsp->boot_work, wm_adsp2_boot_work);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
-	mutex_init(&dsp->debugfs_lock);
-#endif
+	mutex_init(&dsp->pwr_lock);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wm_adsp2_init);
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.h b/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.h
index 2d117cf0e95365202295fdf5c74ef0519ec40557..93764139313b3cb6acce130394a7d9351fc1fbca 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.h
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.h
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ struct wm_adsp {
 
 	struct work_struct boot_work;
 
+	struct mutex pwr_lock;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 	struct dentry *debugfs_root;
-	struct mutex debugfs_lock;
 	char *wmfw_file_name;
 	char *bin_file_name;
 #endif