diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c
index 3e8f2619cb9b..0eef58dd69a6 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ static int adm1266_gpio_get(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
 	else
 		pmbus_cmd = ADM1266_PDIO_STATUS;
 
+	guard(pmbus_lock)(data->client);
+
 	ret = i2c_smbus_read_block_data(data->client, pmbus_cmd, read_buf);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
@@ -195,6 +197,8 @@ static int adm1266_gpio_get_multiple(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned long *mask
 	unsigned int gpio_nr;
 	int ret;
 
+	guard(pmbus_lock)(data->client);
+
 	ret = i2c_smbus_read_block_data(data->client, ADM1266_GPIO_STATUS, read_buf);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
@@ -236,6 +240,8 @@ static void adm1266_gpio_dbg_show(struct seq_file *s, struct gpio_chip *chip)
 	int ret;
 	int i;
 
+	guard(pmbus_lock)(data->client);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < ADM1266_GPIO_NR; i++) {
 		write_cmd = adm1266_gpio_mapping[i][1];
 		ret = adm1266_pmbus_block_xfer(data, ADM1266_GPIO_CONFIG, 1, &write_cmd, read_buf);