diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_hdmi.c
index 906133331a44..c234f9245b14 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_hdmi.c
@@ -1643,7 +1643,9 @@ static int hdmi_audio_get_eld(struct device *dev, void *data, uint8_t *buf,
 	struct hdmi_context *hdata = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct drm_connector *connector = &hdata->connector;
 
+	mutex_lock(&connector->eld_mutex);
 	memcpy(buf, connector->eld, min(sizeof(connector->eld), len));
+	mutex_unlock(&connector->eld_mutex);
 
 	return 0;
 }