diff --git a/drivers/clk/qcom/clk-regmap.c b/drivers/clk/qcom/clk-regmap.c
index a6c2e4b4bce6..c1e76bbe0e54 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/qcom/clk-regmap.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/qcom/clk-regmap.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "clk-debug.h"
 
 static LIST_HEAD(clk_regmap_list);
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(clk_regmap_lock);
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(clk_regmap_lock);
 
 /**
  * clk_is_enabled_regmap - standard is_enabled() for regmap users
@@ -251,14 +251,14 @@ bool clk_is_regmap_clk(struct clk_hw *hw)
 	bool is_regmap_clk = false;
 
 	if (hw) {
-		mutex_lock(&clk_regmap_lock);
+		spin_lock(&clk_regmap_lock);
 		list_for_each_entry(rclk, &clk_regmap_list, list_node) {
 			if (&rclk->hw == hw) {
 				is_regmap_clk = true;
 				break;
 			}
 		}
-		mutex_unlock(&clk_regmap_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&clk_regmap_lock);
 	}
 
 	return is_regmap_clk;
@@ -299,9 +299,9 @@ int devm_clk_register_regmap(struct device *dev, struct clk_regmap *rclk)
 
 	ret = devm_clk_hw_register(dev, &rclk->hw);
 	if (!ret) {
-		mutex_lock(&clk_regmap_lock);
+		spin_lock(&clk_regmap_lock);
 		list_add(&rclk->list_node, &clk_regmap_list);
-		mutex_unlock(&clk_regmap_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&clk_regmap_lock);
 
 		ret = clk_hw_debug_register(dev, &rclk->hw);
 	}