diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
index f607557c04ad..a2871dca24dc 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/processor.h>
+#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 #include <linux/refcount.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/xarray.h>
@@ -2958,7 +2959,9 @@ static int scmi_device_request_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb,
 	struct scmi_device_id *id_table = data;
 	struct scmi_info *info = req_nb_to_scmi_info(nb);
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	np = idr_find(&info->active_protocols, id_table->protocol_id);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	if (!np)
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;