diff --git a/sound/core/info.c b/sound/core/info.c
index bcf6a48cc70d..5fb00437507b 100644
--- a/sound/core/info.c
+++ b/sound/core/info.c
@@ -722,8 +722,11 @@ snd_info_create_entry(const char *name, struct snd_info_entry *parent)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&entry->children);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&entry->list);
 	entry->parent = parent;
-	if (parent)
+	if (parent) {
+		mutex_lock(&parent->access);
 		list_add_tail(&entry->list, &parent->children);
+		mutex_unlock(&parent->access);
+	}
 	return entry;
 }
 
@@ -805,7 +808,12 @@ void snd_info_free_entry(struct snd_info_entry * entry)
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(p, n, &entry->children, list)
 		snd_info_free_entry(p);
 
-	list_del(&entry->list);
+	p = entry->parent;
+	if (p) {
+		mutex_lock(&p->access);
+		list_del(&entry->list);
+		mutex_unlock(&p->access);
+	}
 	kfree(entry->name);
 	if (entry->private_free)
 		entry->private_free(entry);