diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
index 933bde3843d9..976404691261 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
@@ -2340,14 +2340,19 @@ int snd_seq_kernel_client_ctl(int clientid, unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
 {
 	const struct ioctl_handler *handler;
 	struct snd_seq_client *client;
+	int err;
 
 	client = clientptr(clientid);
 	if (client == NULL)
 		return -ENXIO;
 
 	for (handler = ioctl_handlers; handler->cmd > 0; ++handler) {
-		if (handler->cmd == cmd)
-			return handler->func(client, arg);
+		if (handler->cmd == cmd) {
+			mutex_lock(&client->ioctl_mutex);
+			err = handler->func(client, arg);
+			mutex_unlock(&client->ioctl_mutex);
+			return err;
+		}
 	}
 
 	pr_debug("ALSA: seq unknown ioctl() 0x%x (type='%c', number=0x%02x)\n",