diff --git a/drivers/iommu/iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/iommu.c
index b326389deea4a..cc06dcadff8f5 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/iommu.c
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ static ssize_t iommu_group_show_type(struct iommu_group *group,
 {
 	char *type = "unknown\n";
 
+	mutex_lock(&group->mutex);
 	if (group->default_domain) {
 		switch (group->default_domain->type) {
 		case IOMMU_DOMAIN_BLOCKED:
@@ -517,6 +518,7 @@ static ssize_t iommu_group_show_type(struct iommu_group *group,
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&group->mutex);
 	strcpy(buf, type);
 
 	return strlen(type);