diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c
index 980a43cf7dc0..083507774089 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c
@@ -673,6 +673,8 @@ static int parse_xfer_event(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl,
 			mhi_del_ring_element(mhi_cntrl, tre_ring);
 			local_rp = tre_ring->rp;
 
+			read_unlock_bh(&mhi_chan->lock);
+
 			/* notify client */
 			mhi_chan->xfer_cb(mhi_chan->mhi_dev, &result);
 
@@ -698,6 +700,8 @@ static int parse_xfer_event(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl,
 					kfree(buf_info->cb_buf);
 				}
 			}
+
+			read_lock_bh(&mhi_chan->lock);
 		}
 		break;
 	} /* CC_EOT */
@@ -1270,6 +1274,9 @@ int mhi_gen_tre(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl, struct mhi_chan *mhi_chan,
 	int eot, eob, chain, bei;
 	int ret;
 
+	/* Protect accesses for reading and incrementing WP */
+	write_lock_bh(&mhi_chan->lock);
+
 	buf_ring = &mhi_chan->buf_ring;
 	tre_ring = &mhi_chan->tre_ring;
 
@@ -1305,6 +1312,8 @@ int mhi_gen_tre(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl, struct mhi_chan *mhi_chan,
 	mhi_add_ring_element(mhi_cntrl, tre_ring);
 	mhi_add_ring_element(mhi_cntrl, buf_ring);
 
+	write_unlock_bh(&mhi_chan->lock);
+
 	return 0;
 }