diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-mem2mem.h b/include/media/v4l2-mem2mem.h
index 0b9c3a287061..57b48c33f56c 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-mem2mem.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-mem2mem.h
@@ -401,7 +401,14 @@ void v4l2_m2m_buf_queue(struct v4l2_m2m_ctx *m2m_ctx,
 static inline
 unsigned int v4l2_m2m_num_src_bufs_ready(struct v4l2_m2m_ctx *m2m_ctx)
 {
-	return m2m_ctx->out_q_ctx.num_rdy;
+	unsigned int num_buf_rdy;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&m2m_ctx->out_q_ctx.rdy_spinlock, flags);
+	num_buf_rdy = m2m_ctx->out_q_ctx.num_rdy;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m2m_ctx->out_q_ctx.rdy_spinlock, flags);
+
+	return num_buf_rdy;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -413,7 +420,14 @@ unsigned int v4l2_m2m_num_src_bufs_ready(struct v4l2_m2m_ctx *m2m_ctx)
 static inline
 unsigned int v4l2_m2m_num_dst_bufs_ready(struct v4l2_m2m_ctx *m2m_ctx)
 {
-	return m2m_ctx->cap_q_ctx.num_rdy;
+	unsigned int num_buf_rdy;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&m2m_ctx->cap_q_ctx.rdy_spinlock, flags);
+	num_buf_rdy = m2m_ctx->cap_q_ctx.num_rdy;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m2m_ctx->cap_q_ctx.rdy_spinlock, flags);
+
+	return num_buf_rdy;
 }
 
 /**