static void binder_free_transaction(struct binder_transaction *t)
 {
-       if (t->buffer)
-               t->buffer->transaction = NULL;
+       struct binder_proc *target_proc = t->to_proc;
+
+       if (target_proc) {
+               binder_inner_proc_lock(target_proc);
+               if (t->buffer)
+                       t->buffer->transaction = NULL;
+               binder_inner_proc_unlock(target_proc);
+       }
+       /*
+        * If the transaction has no target_proc, then
+        * t->buffer->transaction has already been cleared.
+        */
        binder_free_txn_fixups(t);
        kfree(t);
        binder_stats_deleted(BINDER_STAT_TRANSACTION);
 static void
 binder_free_buf(struct binder_proc *proc, struct binder_buffer *buffer)
 {
+       binder_inner_proc_lock(proc);
        if (buffer->transaction) {
                buffer->transaction->buffer = NULL;
                buffer->transaction = NULL;
        }
+       binder_inner_proc_unlock(proc);
        if (buffer->async_transaction && buffer->target_node) {
                struct binder_node *buf_node;
                struct binder_work *w;