diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ite-it66121.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ite-it66121.c
index 8f5846b76d59..2381cd1cba87 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ite-it66121.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ite-it66121.c
@@ -1452,8 +1452,10 @@ static int it66121_audio_get_eld(struct device *dev, void *data,
 		dev_dbg(dev, "No connector present, passing empty EDID data");
 		memset(buf, 0, len);
 	} else {
+		mutex_lock(&ctx->connector->eld_mutex);
 		memcpy(buf, ctx->connector->eld,
 		       min(sizeof(ctx->connector->eld), len));
+		mutex_unlock(&ctx->connector->eld_mutex);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&ctx->lock);