diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8996.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8996.c
index 1a7655b0aa2230890df4f5b82c34a609f7128f05..d565d0ac7a11f65da8b9aa7e05de9d042ffaafe1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8996.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8996.c
@@ -2251,6 +2251,7 @@ int wm8996_detect(struct snd_soc_codec *codec, struct snd_soc_jack *jack,
 		  wm8996_polarity_fn polarity_cb)
 {
 	struct wm8996_priv *wm8996 = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
+	struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm = &codec->dapm;
 
 	wm8996->jack = jack;
 	wm8996->detecting = true;
@@ -2267,8 +2268,12 @@ int wm8996_detect(struct snd_soc_codec *codec, struct snd_soc_jack *jack,
 			    WM8996_MICB2_DISCH, 0);
 
 	/* LDO2 powers the microphones, SYSCLK clocks detection */
-	snd_soc_dapm_force_enable_pin(&codec->dapm, "LDO2");
-	snd_soc_dapm_force_enable_pin(&codec->dapm, "SYSCLK");
+	snd_soc_dapm_mutex_lock(dapm);
+
+	snd_soc_dapm_force_enable_pin_unlocked(dapm, "LDO2");
+	snd_soc_dapm_force_enable_pin_unlocked(dapm, "SYSCLK");
+
+	snd_soc_dapm_mutex_unlock(dapm);
 
 	/* We start off just enabling microphone detection - even a
 	 * plain headphone will trigger detection.