diff --git a/internal/checker/checker.go b/internal/checker/checker.go
index ccade6b56f..69a4f7c7f7 100644
--- a/internal/checker/checker.go
+++ b/internal/checker/checker.go
@@ -857,9 +857,11 @@ type Checker struct {
 	activeTypeMappersCaches                     []map[string]*Type
 	ambientModulesOnce                          sync.Once
 	ambientModules                              []*ast.Symbol
+
+	mu sync.Mutex
 }
 
-func NewChecker(program Program) *Checker {
+func NewChecker(program Program) (*Checker, *sync.Mutex) {
 	program.BindSourceFiles()
 
 	c := &Checker{}
@@ -1071,7 +1073,7 @@ func NewChecker(program Program) *Checker {
 	c.initializeClosures()
 	c.initializeIterationResolvers()
 	c.initializeChecker()
-	return c
+	return c, &c.mu
 }
 
 func createFileIndexMap(files []*ast.SourceFile) map[*ast.SourceFile]int {
diff --git a/internal/checker/emitresolver.go b/internal/checker/emitresolver.go
index a40d49b2a9..877f2d1831 100644
--- a/internal/checker/emitresolver.go
+++ b/internal/checker/emitresolver.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ type DeclarationFileLinks struct {
 
 type EmitResolver struct {
 	checker                 *Checker
-	checkerMu               sync.Mutex
+	checkerMu               *sync.Mutex
 	isValueAliasDeclaration func(node *ast.Node) bool
 	aliasMarkingVisitor     func(node *ast.Node) bool
 	referenceResolver       binder.ReferenceResolver
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ func newEmitResolver(checker *Checker) *EmitResolver {
 	e := &EmitResolver{checker: checker}
 	e.isValueAliasDeclaration = e.isValueAliasDeclarationWorker
 	e.aliasMarkingVisitor = e.aliasMarkingVisitorWorker
+	e.checkerMu = &checker.mu
 	return e
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/compiler/checkerpool.go b/internal/compiler/checkerpool.go
index f7594696f9..50025dd7ed 100644
--- a/internal/compiler/checkerpool.go
+++ b/internal/compiler/checkerpool.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type checkerPool struct {
 
 	createCheckersOnce sync.Once
 	checkers           []*checker.Checker
-	locks              []sync.Mutex
+	locks              []*sync.Mutex
 	fileAssociations   map[*ast.SourceFile]*checker.Checker
 }
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func newCheckerPool(checkerCount int, program *Program) *checkerPool {
 		program:      program,
 		checkerCount: checkerCount,
 		checkers:     make([]*checker.Checker, checkerCount),
-		locks:        make([]sync.Mutex, checkerCount),
+		locks:        make([]*sync.Mutex, checkerCount),
 	}
 
 	return pool
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (p *checkerPool) createCheckers() {
 		wg := core.NewWorkGroup(p.program.SingleThreaded())
 		for i := range p.checkerCount {
 			wg.Queue(func() {
-				p.checkers[i] = checker.NewChecker(p.program)
+				p.checkers[i], p.locks[i] = checker.NewChecker(p.program)
 			})
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/project/checkerpool.go b/internal/project/checkerpool.go
index a83a2e833f..0e1ba1cd04 100644
--- a/internal/project/checkerpool.go
+++ b/internal/project/checkerpool.go
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func (p *CheckerPool) isFullLocked() bool {
 func (p *CheckerPool) createCheckerLocked() (*checker.Checker, int) {
 	for i, existing := range p.checkers {
 		if existing == nil {
-			checker := checker.NewChecker(p.program)
+			checker, _ := checker.NewChecker(p.program)
 			p.checkers[i] = checker
 			return checker, i
 		}
diff --git a/internal/transformers/tstransforms/importelision_test.go b/internal/transformers/tstransforms/importelision_test.go
index 3dc5c227cd..5e57db5a6c 100644
--- a/internal/transformers/tstransforms/importelision_test.go
+++ b/internal/transformers/tstransforms/importelision_test.go
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func TestImportElision(t *testing.T) {
 
 			compilerOptions := &core.CompilerOptions{}
 
-			c := checker.NewChecker(&fakeProgram{
+			c, _ := checker.NewChecker(&fakeProgram{
 				singleThreaded:  true,
 				compilerOptions: compilerOptions,
 				files:           files,