diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/switch.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/switch.c
index dd9ae6f5d19ce65e515aca1f5e36999071a8dd3e..ed572c82a91be54d79ae63caebfc2f8761d39279 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/switch.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/switch.c
@@ -9,15 +9,13 @@
 #include <linux/idr.h>
 #include <linux/nvmem-provider.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
+#include <linux/sched/signal.h>
 #include <linux/sizes.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 
 #include "tb.h"
 
-/* Switch authorization from userspace is serialized by this lock */
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(switch_lock);
-
 /* Switch NVM support */
 
 #define NVM_DEVID		0x05
@@ -253,8 +251,8 @@ static int tb_switch_nvm_write(void *priv, unsigned int offset, void *val,
 	struct tb_switch *sw = priv;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&switch_lock))
-		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+	if (!mutex_trylock(&sw->tb->lock))
+		return restart_syscall();
 
 	/*
 	 * Since writing the NVM image might require some special steps,
@@ -274,7 +272,7 @@ static int tb_switch_nvm_write(void *priv, unsigned int offset, void *val,
 	memcpy(sw->nvm->buf + offset, val, bytes);
 
 unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&switch_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&sw->tb->lock);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -363,10 +361,7 @@ static int tb_switch_nvm_add(struct tb_switch *sw)
 	}
 	nvm->non_active = nvm_dev;
 
-	mutex_lock(&switch_lock);
 	sw->nvm = nvm;
-	mutex_unlock(&switch_lock);
-
 	return 0;
 
 err_nvm_active:
@@ -383,10 +378,8 @@ static void tb_switch_nvm_remove(struct tb_switch *sw)
 {
 	struct tb_switch_nvm *nvm;
 
-	mutex_lock(&switch_lock);
 	nvm = sw->nvm;
 	sw->nvm = NULL;
-	mutex_unlock(&switch_lock);
 
 	if (!nvm)
 		return;
@@ -717,8 +710,8 @@ static int tb_switch_set_authorized(struct tb_switch *sw, unsigned int val)
 {
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
-	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&switch_lock))
-		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+	if (!mutex_trylock(&sw->tb->lock))
+		return restart_syscall();
 
 	if (sw->authorized)
 		goto unlock;
@@ -761,7 +754,7 @@ static int tb_switch_set_authorized(struct tb_switch *sw, unsigned int val)
 	}
 
 unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&switch_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&sw->tb->lock);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -818,15 +811,15 @@ static ssize_t key_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	struct tb_switch *sw = tb_to_switch(dev);
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&switch_lock))
-		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+	if (!mutex_trylock(&sw->tb->lock))
+		return restart_syscall();
 
 	if (sw->key)
 		ret = sprintf(buf, "%*phN\n", TB_SWITCH_KEY_SIZE, sw->key);
 	else
 		ret = sprintf(buf, "\n");
 
-	mutex_unlock(&switch_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&sw->tb->lock);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -843,8 +836,8 @@ static ssize_t key_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	else if (hex2bin(key, buf, sizeof(key)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&switch_lock))
-		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+	if (!mutex_trylock(&sw->tb->lock))
+		return restart_syscall();
 
 	if (sw->authorized) {
 		ret = -EBUSY;
@@ -859,7 +852,7 @@ static ssize_t key_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		}
 	}
 
-	mutex_unlock(&switch_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&sw->tb->lock);
 	return ret;
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR(key, 0600, key_show, key_store);
@@ -905,8 +898,8 @@ static ssize_t nvm_authenticate_store(struct device *dev,
 	bool val;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&switch_lock))
-		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+	if (!mutex_trylock(&sw->tb->lock))
+		return restart_syscall();
 
 	/* If NVMem devices are not yet added */
 	if (!sw->nvm) {
@@ -954,7 +947,7 @@ static ssize_t nvm_authenticate_store(struct device *dev,
 	}
 
 exit_unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&switch_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&sw->tb->lock);
 
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -968,8 +961,8 @@ static ssize_t nvm_version_show(struct device *dev,
 	struct tb_switch *sw = tb_to_switch(dev);
 	int ret;
 
-	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&switch_lock))
-		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+	if (!mutex_trylock(&sw->tb->lock))
+		return restart_syscall();
 
 	if (sw->safe_mode)
 		ret = -ENODATA;
@@ -978,7 +971,7 @@ static ssize_t nvm_version_show(struct device *dev,
 	else
 		ret = sprintf(buf, "%x.%x\n", sw->nvm->major, sw->nvm->minor);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&switch_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&sw->tb->lock);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/tb.h b/drivers/thunderbolt/tb.h
index 5067d69d05018b2fcf1bd214fdb5937ddaa60083..7a0ee9836a8a76a023d50241ea012fb2b6a6f54d 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/tb.h
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/tb.h
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ struct tb_switch_nvm {
  * @depth: Depth in the chain this switch is connected (ICM only)
  *
  * When the switch is being added or removed to the domain (other
- * switches) you need to have domain lock held. For switch authorization
- * internal switch_lock is enough.
+ * switches) you need to have domain lock held.
  */
 struct tb_switch {
 	struct device dev;