diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mcp23s08.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mcp23s08.c
index 70fe9476d0cf..d60025b6db8a 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mcp23s08.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mcp23s08.c
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ static const struct regmap_config mcp23x08_regmap = {
 	.num_reg_defaults = ARRAY_SIZE(mcp23x08_defaults),
 	.cache_type = REGCACHE_FLAT,
 	.max_register = MCP_OLAT,
+	.disable_locking = true, /* mcp->lock protects the regmap */
 };
 
 static const struct reg_default mcp23x17_defaults[] = {
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ static const struct regmap_config mcp23x17_regmap = {
 	.num_reg_defaults = ARRAY_SIZE(mcp23x17_defaults),
 	.cache_type = REGCACHE_FLAT,
 	.val_format_endian = REGMAP_ENDIAN_LITTLE,
+	.disable_locking = true, /* mcp->lock protects the regmap */
 };
 
 static int mcp_read(struct mcp23s08 *mcp, unsigned int reg, unsigned int *val)
@@ -261,7 +263,9 @@ static int mcp_pinconf_get(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev, unsigned int pin,
 
 	switch (param) {
 	case PIN_CONFIG_BIAS_PULL_UP:
+		mutex_lock(&mcp->lock);
 		ret = mcp_read(mcp, MCP_GPPU, &data);
+		mutex_unlock(&mcp->lock);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 		status = (data & BIT(pin)) ? 1 : 0;
@@ -290,7 +294,9 @@ static int mcp_pinconf_set(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev, unsigned int pin,
 
 		switch (param) {
 		case PIN_CONFIG_BIAS_PULL_UP:
+			mutex_lock(&mcp->lock);
 			ret = mcp_set_bit(mcp, MCP_GPPU, pin, arg);
+			mutex_unlock(&mcp->lock);
 			break;
 		default:
 			dev_dbg(mcp->dev, "Invalid config param %04x\n", param);