diff --git a/net/can/j1939/main.c b/net/can/j1939/main.c
index 9da8fbc81c04..6c48fc356439 100644
--- a/net/can/j1939/main.c
+++ b/net/can/j1939/main.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static void j1939_can_recv(struct sk_buff *iskb, void *data)
 #define J1939_CAN_ID CAN_EFF_FLAG
 #define J1939_CAN_MASK (CAN_EFF_FLAG | CAN_RTR_FLAG)
 
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(j1939_netdev_lock);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(j1939_netdev_lock);
 
 static struct j1939_priv *j1939_priv_create(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static void __j1939_rx_release(struct kref *kref)
 	j1939_can_rx_unregister(priv);
 	j1939_ecu_unmap_all(priv);
 	j1939_priv_set(priv->ndev, NULL);
-	spin_unlock(&j1939_netdev_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&j1939_netdev_lock);
 }
 
 /* get pointer to priv without increasing ref counter */
@@ -244,9 +244,9 @@ static struct j1939_priv *j1939_priv_get_by_ndev(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct j1939_priv *priv;
 
-	spin_lock(&j1939_netdev_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&j1939_netdev_lock);
 	priv = j1939_priv_get_by_ndev_locked(ndev);
-	spin_unlock(&j1939_netdev_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&j1939_netdev_lock);
 
 	return priv;
 }
@@ -256,14 +256,14 @@ struct j1939_priv *j1939_netdev_start(struct net_device *ndev)
 	struct j1939_priv *priv, *priv_new;
 	int ret;
 
-	spin_lock(&j1939_netdev_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&j1939_netdev_lock);
 	priv = j1939_priv_get_by_ndev_locked(ndev);
 	if (priv) {
 		kref_get(&priv->rx_kref);
-		spin_unlock(&j1939_netdev_lock);
+		mutex_unlock(&j1939_netdev_lock);
 		return priv;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&j1939_netdev_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&j1939_netdev_lock);
 
 	priv = j1939_priv_create(ndev);
 	if (!priv)
@@ -273,20 +273,20 @@ struct j1939_priv *j1939_netdev_start(struct net_device *ndev)
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->j1939_socks);
 
-	spin_lock(&j1939_netdev_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&j1939_netdev_lock);
 	priv_new = j1939_priv_get_by_ndev_locked(ndev);
 	if (priv_new) {
 		/* Someone was faster than us, use their priv and roll
 		 * back our's.
 		 */
 		kref_get(&priv_new->rx_kref);
-		spin_unlock(&j1939_netdev_lock);
+		mutex_unlock(&j1939_netdev_lock);
 		dev_put(ndev);
 		kfree(priv);
 		return priv_new;
 	}
 	j1939_priv_set(ndev, priv);
-	spin_unlock(&j1939_netdev_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&j1939_netdev_lock);
 
 	ret = j1939_can_rx_register(priv);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ struct j1939_priv *j1939_netdev_start(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 void j1939_netdev_stop(struct j1939_priv *priv)
 {
-	kref_put_lock(&priv->rx_kref, __j1939_rx_release, &j1939_netdev_lock);
+	kref_put_mutex(&priv->rx_kref, __j1939_rx_release, &j1939_netdev_lock);
 	j1939_priv_put(priv);
 }