diff --git a/net/tls/tls_sw.c b/net/tls/tls_sw.c
index a83d2b4275fa6..38dcd9b401027 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls_sw.c
+++ b/net/tls/tls_sw.c
@@ -941,7 +941,9 @@ int tls_sw_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 			       MSG_CMSG_COMPAT))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	mutex_lock(&tls_ctx->tx_lock);
+	ret = mutex_lock_interruptible(&tls_ctx->tx_lock);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 	lock_sock(sk);
 
 	if (unlikely(msg->msg_controllen)) {
@@ -1275,7 +1277,9 @@ int tls_sw_sendpage(struct sock *sk, struct page *page,
 		      MSG_SENDPAGE_NOTLAST | MSG_SENDPAGE_NOPOLICY))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	mutex_lock(&tls_ctx->tx_lock);
+	ret = mutex_lock_interruptible(&tls_ctx->tx_lock);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 	lock_sock(sk);
 	ret = tls_sw_do_sendpage(sk, page, offset, size, flags);
 	release_sock(sk);
@@ -2416,11 +2420,19 @@ static void tx_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	if (!test_and_clear_bit(BIT_TX_SCHEDULED, &ctx->tx_bitmask))
 		return;
-	mutex_lock(&tls_ctx->tx_lock);
-	lock_sock(sk);
-	tls_tx_records(sk, -1);
-	release_sock(sk);
-	mutex_unlock(&tls_ctx->tx_lock);
+
+	if (mutex_trylock(&tls_ctx->tx_lock)) {
+		lock_sock(sk);
+		tls_tx_records(sk, -1);
+		release_sock(sk);
+		mutex_unlock(&tls_ctx->tx_lock);
+	} else if (!test_and_set_bit(BIT_TX_SCHEDULED, &ctx->tx_bitmask)) {
+		/* Someone is holding the tx_lock, they will likely run Tx
+		 * and cancel the work on their way out of the lock section.
+		 * Schedule a long delay just in case.
+		 */
+		schedule_delayed_work(&ctx->tx_work.work, msecs_to_jiffies(10));
+	}
 }
 
 static bool tls_is_tx_ready(struct tls_sw_context_tx *ctx)