diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/logger.c b/drivers/staging/android/logger.c
index 0d2367f2c15f..ea69b6a77dac 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/logger.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/logger.c
@@ -459,7 +459,12 @@ static int logger_release(struct inode *ignored, struct file *file)
 {
 	if (file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) {
 		struct logger_reader *reader = file->private_data;
+		struct logger_log *log = reader->log;
+
+		mutex_lock(&log->mutex);
 		list_del(&reader->list);
+		mutex_unlock(&log->mutex);
+
 		kfree(reader);
 	}