diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa.c
index 214ae08234a9..3d276b0f535d 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa.c
@@ -3616,6 +3616,7 @@ static int ipa3_apps_cons_request_resource(void)
 
 static void ipa3_sps_release_resource(struct work_struct *work)
 {
+	mutex_lock(&ipa3_ctx->transport_pm.transport_pm_mutex);
 	/* check whether still need to decrease client usage */
 	if (atomic_read(&ipa3_ctx->transport_pm.dec_clients)) {
 		if (atomic_read(&ipa3_ctx->transport_pm.eot_activity)) {
@@ -3627,6 +3628,7 @@ static void ipa3_sps_release_resource(struct work_struct *work)
 		}
 	}
 	atomic_set(&ipa3_ctx->transport_pm.eot_activity, 0);
+	mutex_unlock(&ipa3_ctx->transport_pm.transport_pm_mutex);
 }
 
 int ipa3_create_apps_resource(void)
@@ -4406,6 +4408,8 @@ static int ipa3_pre_init(const struct ipa3_plat_drv_res *resource_p,
 		goto fail_create_transport_wq;
 	}
 
+	/* Initialize the SPS PM lock. */
+	mutex_init(&ipa3_ctx->transport_pm.transport_pm_mutex);
 	spin_lock_init(&ipa3_ctx->transport_pm.lock);
 	ipa3_ctx->transport_pm.res_granted = false;
 	ipa3_ctx->transport_pm.res_rel_in_prog = false;
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_i.h b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_i.h
index 8aeaad612065..fe7c88a25374 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_i.h
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_i.h
@@ -974,6 +974,7 @@ struct ipa3_uc_wdi_ctx {
  * @lock: lock for ensuring atomic operations
  * @res_granted: true if SPS requested IPA resource and IPA granted it
  * @res_rel_in_prog: true if releasing IPA resource is in progress
+ * @transport_pm_mutex: Mutex to protect the transport_pm functionality.
  */
 struct ipa3_transport_pm {
 	spinlock_t lock;
@@ -981,6 +982,7 @@ struct ipa3_transport_pm {
 	bool res_rel_in_prog;
 	atomic_t dec_clients;
 	atomic_t eot_activity;
+	struct mutex transport_pm_mutex;
 };
 
 /**