diff --git a/sound/usb/usx2y/usbusx2y.c b/sound/usb/usx2y/usbusx2y.c
index 2f9cede242b3..43301e02557a 100644
--- a/sound/usb/usx2y/usbusx2y.c
+++ b/sound/usb/usx2y/usbusx2y.c
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ static int snd_usx2y_card_used[SNDRV_CARDS];
 
 static void snd_usx2y_card_private_free(struct snd_card *card);
 static void usx2y_unlinkseq(struct snd_usx2y_async_seq *s);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(devices_mutex);
 
 /*
  * pipe 4 is used for switching the lamps, setting samplerate, volumes ....
@@ -407,9 +408,12 @@ static void snd_usx2y_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 	struct usx2ydev *usx2y;
 	struct list_head *p;
 
+	mutex_lock(&devices_mutex);
 	card = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
-	if (!card)
+	if (!card) {
+		mutex_unlock(&devices_mutex);
 		return;
+	}
 	usx2y = usx2y(card);
 	usx2y->chip_status = USX2Y_STAT_CHIP_HUP;
 	usx2y_unlinkseq(&usx2y->as04);
@@ -423,6 +427,7 @@ static void snd_usx2y_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 	if (usx2y->us428ctls_sharedmem)
 		wake_up(&usx2y->us428ctls_wait_queue_head);
 	snd_card_free(card);
+	mutex_unlock(&devices_mutex);
 }
 
 static int snd_usx2y_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
@@ -432,15 +437,18 @@ static int snd_usx2y_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	struct snd_card *card;
 	int err;
 
+	mutex_lock(&devices_mutex);
 	if (le16_to_cpu(device->descriptor.idVendor) != 0x1604 ||
 	    (le16_to_cpu(device->descriptor.idProduct) != USB_ID_US122 &&
 	     le16_to_cpu(device->descriptor.idProduct) != USB_ID_US224 &&
-	     le16_to_cpu(device->descriptor.idProduct) != USB_ID_US428))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	     le16_to_cpu(device->descriptor.idProduct) != USB_ID_US428)) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	err = usx2y_create_card(device, intf, &card);
 	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
+		goto out;
 	err = usx2y_hwdep_new(card, device);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error;
@@ -449,10 +457,13 @@ static int snd_usx2y_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 		goto error;
 
 	dev_set_drvdata(&intf->dev, card);
+	mutex_unlock(&devices_mutex);
 	return 0;
 
- error:
+error:
 	snd_card_free(card);
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&devices_mutex);
 	return err;
 }