diff --git a/drivers/counter/ftm-quaddec.c b/drivers/counter/ftm-quaddec.c
index c47741292ae1..8455f16d62cb 100644
--- a/drivers/counter/ftm-quaddec.c
+++ b/drivers/counter/ftm-quaddec.c
@@ -292,7 +292,9 @@ static int ftm_quaddec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	counter->signals = ftm_quaddec_signals;
 	counter->num_signals = ARRAY_SIZE(ftm_quaddec_signals);
 
-	mutex_init(&ftm->ftm_quaddec_mutex);
+	ret = devm_mutex_init(&pdev->dev, &ftm->ftm_quaddec_mutex);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	ftm_quaddec_init(ftm);
 
diff --git a/drivers/counter/intel-qep.c b/drivers/counter/intel-qep.c
index c49c178056f4..3181da47e9d4 100644
--- a/drivers/counter/intel-qep.c
+++ b/drivers/counter/intel-qep.c
@@ -188,25 +188,21 @@ static int intel_qep_ceiling_write(struct counter_device *counter,
 				   struct counter_count *count, u64 max)
 {
 	struct intel_qep *qep = counter_priv(counter);
-	int ret = 0;
 
 	/* Intel QEP ceiling configuration only supports 32-bit values */
 	if (max != (u32)max)
 		return -ERANGE;
 
-	mutex_lock(&qep->lock);
-	if (qep->enabled) {
-		ret = -EBUSY;
-		goto out;
-	}
+	guard(mutex)(&qep->lock);
+
+	if (qep->enabled)
+		return -EBUSY;
 
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(qep->dev);
 	intel_qep_writel(qep, INTEL_QEPMAX, max);
 	pm_runtime_put(qep->dev);
 
-out:
-	mutex_unlock(&qep->lock);
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int intel_qep_enable_read(struct counter_device *counter,
@@ -226,10 +222,11 @@ static int intel_qep_enable_write(struct counter_device *counter,
 	u32 reg;
 	bool changed;
 
-	mutex_lock(&qep->lock);
+	guard(mutex)(&qep->lock);
+
 	changed = val ^ qep->enabled;
 	if (!changed)
-		goto out;
+		return 0;
 
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(qep->dev);
 	reg = intel_qep_readl(qep, INTEL_QEPCON);
@@ -246,8 +243,6 @@ static int intel_qep_enable_write(struct counter_device *counter,
 	pm_runtime_put(qep->dev);
 	qep->enabled = val;
 
-out:
-	mutex_unlock(&qep->lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -279,7 +274,6 @@ static int intel_qep_spike_filter_ns_write(struct counter_device *counter,
 	struct intel_qep *qep = counter_priv(counter);
 	u32 reg;
 	bool enable;
-	int ret = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * Spike filter length is (MAX_COUNT + 2) clock periods.
@@ -300,11 +294,10 @@ static int intel_qep_spike_filter_ns_write(struct counter_device *counter,
 	if (length > INTEL_QEPFLT_MAX_COUNT(length))
 		return -ERANGE;
 
-	mutex_lock(&qep->lock);
-	if (qep->enabled) {
-		ret = -EBUSY;
-		goto out;
-	}
+	guard(mutex)(&qep->lock);
+
+	if (qep->enabled)
+		return -EBUSY;
 
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(qep->dev);
 	reg = intel_qep_readl(qep, INTEL_QEPCON);
@@ -316,9 +309,7 @@ static int intel_qep_spike_filter_ns_write(struct counter_device *counter,
 	intel_qep_writel(qep, INTEL_QEPCON, reg);
 	pm_runtime_put(qep->dev);
 
-out:
-	mutex_unlock(&qep->lock);
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int intel_qep_preset_enable_read(struct counter_device *counter,
@@ -342,13 +333,11 @@ static int intel_qep_preset_enable_write(struct counter_device *counter,
 {
 	struct intel_qep *qep = counter_priv(counter);
 	u32 reg;
-	int ret = 0;
 
-	mutex_lock(&qep->lock);
-	if (qep->enabled) {
-		ret = -EBUSY;
-		goto out;
-	}
+	guard(mutex)(&qep->lock);
+
+	if (qep->enabled)
+		return -EBUSY;
 
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(qep->dev);
 	reg = intel_qep_readl(qep, INTEL_QEPCON);
@@ -360,10 +349,7 @@ static int intel_qep_preset_enable_write(struct counter_device *counter,
 	intel_qep_writel(qep, INTEL_QEPCON, reg);
 	pm_runtime_put(qep->dev);
 
-out:
-	mutex_unlock(&qep->lock);
-
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct counter_comp intel_qep_count_ext[] = {
@@ -414,7 +400,9 @@ static int intel_qep_probe(struct pci_dev *pci, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 
 	qep->dev = dev;
 	qep->regs = regs;
-	mutex_init(&qep->lock);
+	ret = devm_mutex_init(dev, &qep->lock);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	intel_qep_init(qep);
 	pci_set_drvdata(pci, qep);
diff --git a/drivers/counter/interrupt-cnt.c b/drivers/counter/interrupt-cnt.c
index e6100b5fb082..cd475382ab6a 100644
--- a/drivers/counter/interrupt-cnt.c
+++ b/drivers/counter/interrupt-cnt.c
@@ -233,7 +233,9 @@ static int interrupt_cnt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	mutex_init(&priv->lock);
+	ret = devm_mutex_init(dev, &priv->lock);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	ret = devm_counter_add(dev, counter);
 	if (ret < 0)