diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs-vif.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs-vif.c
index f043eefabb4ec..7b1d2dac6ceb8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs-vif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/debugfs-vif.c
@@ -514,7 +514,10 @@ static ssize_t iwl_dbgfs_os_device_timediff_read(struct file *file,
 	const size_t bufsz = sizeof(buf);
 	int pos = 0;
 
+	mutex_lock(&mvm->mutex);
 	iwl_mvm_get_sync_time(mvm, &curr_gp2, &curr_os);
+	mutex_unlock(&mvm->mutex);
+
 	do_div(curr_os, NSEC_PER_USEC);
 	diff = curr_os - curr_gp2;
 	pos += scnprintf(buf + pos, bufsz - pos, "diff=%lld\n", diff);