diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c
index b27ce0747c18..8df96cb3bb58 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c
@@ -1737,7 +1737,9 @@ void unregister_gadget_item(struct config_item *item)
 {
 	struct gadget_info *gi = to_gadget_info(item);
 
+	mutex_lock(&gi->lock);
 	unregister_gadget(gi);
+	mutex_unlock(&gi->lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_gadget_item);