int fsi_master_rescan(struct fsi_master *master)
 {
+       int rc;
+
+       mutex_lock(&master->scan_lock);
        fsi_master_unscan(master);
-       return fsi_master_scan(master);
+       rc = fsi_master_scan(master);
+       mutex_unlock(&master->scan_lock);
+
+       return rc;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fsi_master_rescan);
 
        int rc;
        struct device_node *np;
 
+       mutex_init(&master->scan_lock);
        master->idx = ida_simple_get(&master_ida, 0, INT_MAX, GFP_KERNEL);
        dev_set_name(&master->dev, "fsi%d", master->idx);
 
        }
 
        np = dev_of_node(&master->dev);
-       if (!of_property_read_bool(np, "no-scan-on-init"))
+       if (!of_property_read_bool(np, "no-scan-on-init")) {
+               mutex_lock(&master->scan_lock);
                fsi_master_scan(master);
+               mutex_unlock(&master->scan_lock);
+       }
 
        return 0;
 }
                master->idx = -1;
        }
 
+       mutex_lock(&master->scan_lock);
        fsi_master_unscan(master);
+       mutex_unlock(&master->scan_lock);
        device_unregister(&master->dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fsi_master_unregister);
 
 #define DRIVERS_FSI_MASTER_H
 
 #include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 /* Various protocol delays */
 #define        FSI_ECHO_DELAY_CLOCKS   16      /* Number clocks for echo delay */
        int             idx;
        int             n_links;
        int             flags;
+       struct mutex    scan_lock;
        int             (*read)(struct fsi_master *, int link, uint8_t id,
                                uint32_t addr, void *val, size_t size);
        int             (*write)(struct fsi_master *, int link, uint8_t id,