diff --git a/drivers/pwm/core.c b/drivers/pwm/core.c
index 3f9df3ea3350..b8f6c309c160 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/core.c
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ int pwmchip_add_with_polarity(struct pwm_chip *chip,
 		pwm->pwm = chip->base + i;
 		pwm->hwpwm = i;
 		pwm->polarity = polarity;
+		mutex_init(&pwm->lock);
 
 		radix_tree_insert(&pwm_tree, pwm->pwm, pwm);
 	}
@@ -473,16 +474,22 @@ int pwm_set_polarity(struct pwm_device *pwm, enum pwm_polarity polarity)
 	if (!pwm->chip->ops->set_polarity)
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
-	if (pwm_is_enabled(pwm))
-		return -EBUSY;
+	mutex_lock(&pwm->lock);
+
+	if (pwm_is_enabled(pwm)) {
+		err = -EBUSY;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
 
 	err = pwm->chip->ops->set_polarity(pwm->chip, pwm, polarity);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto unlock;
 
 	pwm->polarity = polarity;
 
-	return 0;
+unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&pwm->lock);
+	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pwm_set_polarity);
 
@@ -494,10 +501,22 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pwm_set_polarity);
  */
 int pwm_enable(struct pwm_device *pwm)
 {
-	if (pwm && !test_and_set_bit(PWMF_ENABLED, &pwm->flags))
-		return pwm->chip->ops->enable(pwm->chip, pwm);
+	int err = 0;
 
-	return pwm ? 0 : -EINVAL;
+	if (!pwm)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	mutex_lock(&pwm->lock);
+
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(PWMF_ENABLED, &pwm->flags)) {
+		err = pwm->chip->ops->enable(pwm->chip, pwm);
+		if (err)
+			clear_bit(PWMF_ENABLED, &pwm->flags);
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&pwm->lock);
+
+	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pwm_enable);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/pwm.h b/include/linux/pwm.h
index d681f6875aef..cfc3ed46cad2 100644
--- a/include/linux/pwm.h
+++ b/include/linux/pwm.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define __LINUX_PWM_H
 
 #include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 
 struct pwm_device;
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ enum {
  * @pwm: global index of the PWM device
  * @chip: PWM chip providing this PWM device
  * @chip_data: chip-private data associated with the PWM device
+ * @lock: used to serialize accesses to the PWM device where necessary
  * @period: period of the PWM signal (in nanoseconds)
  * @duty_cycle: duty cycle of the PWM signal (in nanoseconds)
  * @polarity: polarity of the PWM signal
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ struct pwm_device {
 	unsigned int pwm;
 	struct pwm_chip *chip;
 	void *chip_data;
+	struct mutex lock;
 
 	unsigned int period;
 	unsigned int duty_cycle;