diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_bridge.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_bridge.c
index 344b7f317bf4..86e9c49232f7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_bridge.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_bridge.c
@@ -808,6 +808,7 @@ void drm_atomic_bridge_chain_disable(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 		return;
 
 	encoder = bridge->encoder;
+	mutex_lock(&encoder->bridge_chain_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry_reverse(iter, &encoder->bridge_chain, chain_node) {
 		if (iter->funcs->atomic_disable) {
 			iter->funcs->atomic_disable(iter, state);
@@ -818,6 +819,7 @@ void drm_atomic_bridge_chain_disable(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 		if (iter == bridge)
 			break;
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&encoder->bridge_chain_mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_bridge_chain_disable);
 
@@ -1322,25 +1324,27 @@ int drm_atomic_bridge_chain_check(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 		return ret;
 
 	encoder = bridge->encoder;
-	list_for_each_entry_reverse(iter, &encoder->bridge_chain, chain_node) {
-		int ret;
+	scoped_guard(mutex, &encoder->bridge_chain_mutex) {
+		list_for_each_entry_reverse(iter, &encoder->bridge_chain, chain_node) {
+			int ret;
 
-		/*
-		 * Bus flags are propagated by default. If a bridge needs to
-		 * tweak the input bus flags for any reason, it should happen
-		 * in its &drm_bridge_funcs.atomic_check() implementation such
-		 * that preceding bridges in the chain can propagate the new
-		 * bus flags.
-		 */
-		drm_atomic_bridge_propagate_bus_flags(iter, conn,
-						      crtc_state->state);
+			/*
+			 * Bus flags are propagated by default. If a bridge needs to
+			 * tweak the input bus flags for any reason, it should happen
+			 * in its &drm_bridge_funcs.atomic_check() implementation such
+			 * that preceding bridges in the chain can propagate the new
+			 * bus flags.
+			 */
+			drm_atomic_bridge_propagate_bus_flags(iter, conn,
+							      crtc_state->state);
 
-		ret = drm_atomic_bridge_check(iter, crtc_state, conn_state);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+			ret = drm_atomic_bridge_check(iter, crtc_state, conn_state);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
 
-		if (iter == bridge)
-			break;
+			if (iter == bridge)
+				break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;