diff --git a/sound/core/info.c b/sound/core/info.c
index 79dee33b5035..a04016c19f6d 100644
--- a/sound/core/info.c
+++ b/sound/core/info.c
@@ -754,8 +754,11 @@ snd_info_create_entry(const char *name, struct snd_info_entry *parent)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&entry->children);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&entry->list);
 	entry->parent = parent;
-	if (parent)
+	if (parent) {
+		mutex_lock(&parent->access);
 		list_add_tail(&entry->list, &parent->children);
+		mutex_unlock(&parent->access);
+	}
 	return entry;
 }