diff --git a/drivers/android/binder/process.rs b/drivers/android/binder/process.rs
index 7a21e4475c80..1abeb83684e4 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder/process.rs
+++ b/drivers/android/binder/process.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     sync::{
         aref::ARef,
         lock::{spinlock::SpinLockBackend, Guard},
-        Arc, ArcBorrow, CondVar, CondVarTimeoutResult, Mutex, SpinLock, UniqueArc,
+        Arc, ArcBorrow, CondVar, CondVarTimeoutResult, SpinLock, UniqueArc,
     },
     task::{Pid, Task},
     uaccess::{UserSlice, UserSliceReader},
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Process {
     // Node references are in a different lock to avoid recursive acquisition when
     // incrementing/decrementing a node in another process.
     #[pin]
-    node_refs: Mutex<ProcessNodeRefs>,
+    node_refs: SpinLock<ProcessNodeRefs>,
 
     // Work node for deferred work item.
     #[pin]
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ fn new(ctx: Arc<Context>, cred: ARef<Credential>) -> Result<Arc<Self>> {
                 cred,
                 inner <- kernel::new_spinlock!(ProcessInner::new(), "Process::inner"),
                 pages <- ShrinkablePageRange::new(&super::BINDER_SHRINKER),
-                node_refs <- kernel::new_mutex!(ProcessNodeRefs::new(), "Process::node_refs"),
+                node_refs <- kernel::new_spinlock!(ProcessNodeRefs::new(), "Process::node_refs"),
                 freeze_wait <- kernel::new_condvar!("Process::freeze_wait"),
                 task: current.group_leader().into(),
                 defer_work <- kernel::new_work!("Process::defer_work"),