diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c
index 7886497253cc..cafcf260394c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c
@@ -1728,13 +1728,14 @@ static int usb_udc_uevent(struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (udc->driver) {
+	mutex_lock(&udc_lock);
+	if (udc->driver)
 		ret = add_uevent_var(env, "USB_UDC_DRIVER=%s",
 				udc->driver->function);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(dev, "failed to add uevent USB_UDC_DRIVER\n");
-			return ret;
-		}
+	mutex_unlock(&udc_lock);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to add uevent USB_UDC_DRIVER\n");
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	return 0;