mutex_lock(&stream->dvb.feedlock);
        if (stream->dvb.feeding++ == 0) {
                CX18_DEBUG_INFO("Starting Transport DMA\n");
+               mutex_lock(&cx->serialize_lock);
                set_bit(CX18_F_S_STREAMING, &stream->s_flags);
                ret = cx18_start_v4l2_encode_stream(stream);
                if (ret < 0) {
                        if (stream->dvb.feeding == 0)
                                clear_bit(CX18_F_S_STREAMING, &stream->s_flags);
                }
+               mutex_unlock(&cx->serialize_lock);
        } else
                ret = 0;
        mutex_unlock(&stream->dvb.feedlock);
                mutex_lock(&stream->dvb.feedlock);
                if (--stream->dvb.feeding == 0) {
                        CX18_DEBUG_INFO("Stopping Transport DMA\n");
+                       mutex_lock(&cx->serialize_lock);
                        ret = cx18_stop_v4l2_encode_stream(stream, 0);
+                       mutex_unlock(&cx->serialize_lock);
                } else
                        ret = 0;
                mutex_unlock(&stream->dvb.feedlock);