diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf.c b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf.c
index 0ee38382ba17..e4fdefbfe107 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf.c
@@ -1425,6 +1425,7 @@ static int dma_buf_debug_show(struct seq_file *s, void *unused)
 		if (ret)
 			goto error_unlock;
 
+		spin_lock(&buf_obj->name_lock);
 		seq_printf(s, "%08zu\t%08x\t%08x\t%08ld\t%s\t%08lu\t%s\n",
 				buf_obj->size,
 				buf_obj->file->f_flags, buf_obj->file->f_mode,
@@ -1432,6 +1433,7 @@ static int dma_buf_debug_show(struct seq_file *s, void *unused)
 				buf_obj->exp_name,
 				file_inode(buf_obj->file)->i_ino,
 				buf_obj->name ?: "");
+		spin_unlock(&buf_obj->name_lock);
 
 		robj = buf_obj->resv;
 		while (true) {