diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa.c
index 06f8ab6e3e94..feb6225470ab 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa.c
@@ -3473,6 +3473,7 @@ static int apps_cons_request_resource(void)
 
 static void ipa_sps_release_resource(struct work_struct *work)
 {
+	mutex_lock(&ipa_ctx->sps_pm.sps_pm_lock);
 	/* check whether still need to decrease client usage */
 	if (atomic_read(&ipa_ctx->sps_pm.dec_clients)) {
 		if (atomic_read(&ipa_ctx->sps_pm.eot_activity)) {
@@ -3484,6 +3485,7 @@ static void ipa_sps_release_resource(struct work_struct *work)
 		}
 	}
 	atomic_set(&ipa_ctx->sps_pm.eot_activity, 0);
+	mutex_unlock(&ipa_ctx->sps_pm.sps_pm_lock);
 }
 
 int ipa_create_apps_resource(void)
@@ -3946,6 +3948,9 @@ static int ipa_init(const struct ipa_plat_drv_res *resource_p,
 	wakeup_source_init(&ipa_ctx->w_lock, "IPA_WS");
 	spin_lock_init(&ipa_ctx->wakelock_ref_cnt.spinlock);
 
+	/* Initialize the SPS PM lock. */
+	mutex_init(&ipa_ctx->sps_pm.sps_pm_lock);
+
 	/* Initialize IPA RM (resource manager) */
 	result = ipa_rm_initialize();
 	if (result) {
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_i.h b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_i.h
index ce2ffc8f1cee..7d5daf202112 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_i.h
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_i.h
@@ -1111,10 +1111,12 @@ struct ipa_uc_wdi_ctx {
  * @dec_clients: true if need to decrease active clients count
  * @eot_activity: represent EOT interrupt activity to determine to reset
  *  the inactivity timer
+ * @sps_pm_lock: Lock to protect the sps_pm functionality.
  */
 struct ipa_sps_pm {
 	atomic_t dec_clients;
 	atomic_t eot_activity;
+	struct mutex sps_pm_lock;
 };
 
 /**