diff --git a/net/nfc/llcp_core.c b/net/nfc/llcp_core.c
index f60e424e0607..6705bb895e23 100644
--- a/net/nfc/llcp_core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/llcp_core.c
@@ -1636,7 +1636,9 @@ int nfc_llcp_register_device(struct nfc_dev *ndev)
 	timer_setup(&local->sdreq_timer, nfc_llcp_sdreq_timer, 0);
 	INIT_WORK(&local->sdreq_timeout_work, nfc_llcp_sdreq_timeout_work);
 
+	spin_lock(&llcp_devices_lock);
 	list_add(&local->list, &llcp_devices);
+	spin_unlock(&llcp_devices_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }