diff --git a/include/sound/ak4113.h b/include/sound/ak4113.h
index f4fbf6888e781a7f228691f8eee9ada0c1678f41..58c145620c3c0c853bce37d0f8bac8903e95e318 100644
--- a/include/sound/ak4113.h
+++ b/include/sound/ak4113.h
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ struct ak4113 {
 	ak4113_read_t *read;
 	void *private_data;
 	atomic_t wq_processing;
+	struct mutex reinit_mutex;
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	unsigned char regmap[AK4113_WRITABLE_REGS];
 	struct snd_kcontrol *kctls[AK4113_CONTROLS];
diff --git a/include/sound/ak4114.h b/include/sound/ak4114.h
index e681df2c95e1efc28b5a232d92479b241ca4d03b..b6feb7e225f2624570ace761e22ad3faf73f2c44 100644
--- a/include/sound/ak4114.h
+++ b/include/sound/ak4114.h
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ struct ak4114 {
 	ak4114_read_t * read;
 	void * private_data;
 	atomic_t wq_processing;
+	struct mutex reinit_mutex;
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	unsigned char regmap[6];
 	unsigned char txcsb[5];
diff --git a/sound/i2c/other/ak4113.c b/sound/i2c/other/ak4113.c
index c2b14d981fa1fb0dc3634688045148a8eaf07885..88844881cbff99179eb68f6aff288598945d07c7 100644
--- a/sound/i2c/other/ak4113.c
+++ b/sound/i2c/other/ak4113.c
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ int snd_ak4113_create(struct snd_card *card, ak4113_read_t *read,
 	chip->private_data = private_data;
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&chip->work, ak4113_stats);
 	atomic_set(&chip->wq_processing, 0);
+	mutex_init(&chip->reinit_mutex);
 
 	for (reg = 0; reg < AK4113_WRITABLE_REGS ; reg++)
 		chip->regmap[reg] = pgm[reg];
@@ -141,7 +142,9 @@ void snd_ak4113_reinit(struct ak4113 *chip)
 {
 	if (atomic_inc_return(&chip->wq_processing) == 1)
 		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&chip->work);
+	mutex_lock(&chip->reinit_mutex);
 	ak4113_init_regs(chip);
+	mutex_unlock(&chip->reinit_mutex);
 	/* bring up statistics / event queing */
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&chip->wq_processing))
 		schedule_delayed_work(&chip->work, HZ / 10);
diff --git a/sound/i2c/other/ak4114.c b/sound/i2c/other/ak4114.c
index ee639f57b664a88d04419429ef0fc7b91093e9d8..5a4cf3fab4ae868d3d571fdb70587e22dca8f4fa 100644
--- a/sound/i2c/other/ak4114.c
+++ b/sound/i2c/other/ak4114.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ int snd_ak4114_create(struct snd_card *card,
 	chip->private_data = private_data;
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&chip->work, ak4114_stats);
 	atomic_set(&chip->wq_processing, 0);
+	mutex_init(&chip->reinit_mutex);
 
 	for (reg = 0; reg < 6; reg++)
 		chip->regmap[reg] = pgm[reg];
@@ -156,7 +157,9 @@ void snd_ak4114_reinit(struct ak4114 *chip)
 {
 	if (atomic_inc_return(&chip->wq_processing) == 1)
 		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&chip->work);
+	mutex_lock(&chip->reinit_mutex);
 	ak4114_init_regs(chip);
+	mutex_unlock(&chip->reinit_mutex);
 	/* bring up statistics / event queing */
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&chip->wq_processing))
 		schedule_delayed_work(&chip->work, HZ / 10);