diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/svc-i3c-master.c b/drivers/i3c/master/svc-i3c-master.c
index d495c6186381..23e8fa23f523 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master/svc-i3c-master.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master/svc-i3c-master.c
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ struct svc_i3c_xfer {
  * @ibi.slots: Available IBI slots
  * @ibi.tbq_slot: To be queued IBI slot
  * @ibi.lock: IBI lock
+ * @lock: Transfer lock, protect between IBI work thread and callbacks from master
  */
 struct svc_i3c_master {
 	struct i3c_master_controller base;
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ struct svc_i3c_master {
 		/* Prevent races within IBI handlers */
 		spinlock_t lock;
 	} ibi;
+	struct mutex lock;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -345,6 +347,7 @@ static void svc_i3c_master_ibi_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	u32 status, val;
 	int ret;
 
+	mutex_lock(&master->lock);
 	/* Acknowledge the incoming interrupt with the AUTOIBI mechanism */
 	writel(SVC_I3C_MCTRL_REQUEST_AUTO_IBI |
 	       SVC_I3C_MCTRL_IBIRESP_AUTO,
@@ -421,6 +424,7 @@ static void svc_i3c_master_ibi_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 reenable_ibis:
 	svc_i3c_master_enable_interrupts(master, SVC_I3C_MINT_SLVSTART);
+	mutex_unlock(&master->lock);
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t svc_i3c_master_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
@@ -1095,9 +1099,11 @@ static int svc_i3c_master_send_bdcast_ccc_cmd(struct svc_i3c_master *master,
 	cmd->read_len = 0;
 	cmd->continued = false;
 
+	mutex_lock(&master->lock);
 	svc_i3c_master_enqueue_xfer(master, xfer);
 	if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&xfer->comp, msecs_to_jiffies(1000)))
 		svc_i3c_master_dequeue_xfer(master, xfer);
+	mutex_unlock(&master->lock);
 
 	ret = xfer->ret;
 	kfree(buf);
@@ -1141,9 +1147,11 @@ static int svc_i3c_master_send_direct_ccc_cmd(struct svc_i3c_master *master,
 	cmd->read_len = read_len;
 	cmd->continued = false;
 
+	mutex_lock(&master->lock);
 	svc_i3c_master_enqueue_xfer(master, xfer);
 	if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&xfer->comp, msecs_to_jiffies(1000)))
 		svc_i3c_master_dequeue_xfer(master, xfer);
+	mutex_unlock(&master->lock);
 
 	ret = xfer->ret;
 	svc_i3c_master_free_xfer(xfer);
@@ -1197,9 +1205,11 @@ static int svc_i3c_master_priv_xfers(struct i3c_dev_desc *dev,
 		cmd->continued = (i + 1) < nxfers;
 	}
 
+	mutex_lock(&master->lock);
 	svc_i3c_master_enqueue_xfer(master, xfer);
 	if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&xfer->comp, msecs_to_jiffies(1000)))
 		svc_i3c_master_dequeue_xfer(master, xfer);
+	mutex_unlock(&master->lock);
 
 	ret = xfer->ret;
 	svc_i3c_master_free_xfer(xfer);
@@ -1235,9 +1245,11 @@ static int svc_i3c_master_i2c_xfers(struct i2c_dev_desc *dev,
 		cmd->continued = (i + 1 < nxfers);
 	}
 
+	mutex_lock(&master->lock);
 	svc_i3c_master_enqueue_xfer(master, xfer);
 	if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&xfer->comp, msecs_to_jiffies(1000)))
 		svc_i3c_master_dequeue_xfer(master, xfer);
+	mutex_unlock(&master->lock);
 
 	ret = xfer->ret;
 	svc_i3c_master_free_xfer(xfer);
@@ -1407,6 +1419,8 @@ static int svc_i3c_master_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	INIT_WORK(&master->hj_work, svc_i3c_master_hj_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&master->ibi_work, svc_i3c_master_ibi_work);
+	mutex_init(&master->lock);
+
 	ret = devm_request_irq(dev, master->irq, svc_i3c_master_irq_handler,
 			       IRQF_NO_SUSPEND, "svc-i3c-irq", master);
 	if (ret)