diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
index b36de76f24e2..7bb9fe7a2c8e 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ static struct snd_seq_client *seq_create_client1(int client_index, int poolsize)
 	rwlock_init(&client->ports_lock);
 	mutex_init(&client->ports_mutex);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&client->ports_list_head);
+	mutex_init(&client->ioctl_mutex);
 
 	/* find free slot in the client table */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&clients_lock, flags);
@@ -2195,6 +2196,7 @@ static int snd_seq_do_ioctl(struct snd_seq_client *client, unsigned int cmd,
 			    void __user *arg)
 {
 	struct seq_ioctl_table *p;
+	int ret;
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_PVERSION:
@@ -2208,8 +2210,12 @@ static int snd_seq_do_ioctl(struct snd_seq_client *client, unsigned int cmd,
 	if (! arg)
 		return -EFAULT;
 	for (p = ioctl_tables; p->cmd; p++) {
-		if (p->cmd == cmd)
-			return p->func(client, arg);
+		if (p->cmd == cmd) {
+			mutex_lock(&client->ioctl_mutex);
+			ret = p->func(client, arg);
+			mutex_unlock(&client->ioctl_mutex);
+			return ret;
+		}
 	}
 	pr_debug("ALSA: seq unknown ioctl() 0x%x (type='%c', number=0x%02x)\n",
 		   cmd, _IOC_TYPE(cmd), _IOC_NR(cmd));
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.h b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.h
index 20f0a725ec7d..91f8f165bfdc 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.h
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ struct snd_seq_client {
 	struct list_head ports_list_head;
 	rwlock_t ports_lock;
 	struct mutex ports_mutex;
+	struct mutex ioctl_mutex;
 	int convert32;		/* convert 32->64bit */
 
 	/* output pool */