diff --git a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c
index b64944367ac5..4e500a8924c2 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c
@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@ static int vmci_host_get_version(struct vmci_host_dev *vmci_host_dev,
 #define vmci_ioctl_err(fmt, ...)	\
 	pr_devel("%s: " fmt, ioctl_name, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(init_rec_mutex);
+
 static int vmci_host_do_init_context(struct vmci_host_dev *vmci_host_dev,
 				     const char *ioctl_name,
 				     void __user *uptr)
@@ -922,7 +924,9 @@ static long vmci_host_unlocked_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 
 	struct vmci_host_dev *vmci_host_dev = filp->private_data;
 	void __user *uptr = (void __user *)ioarg;
+	int ret = 0;
 
+	mutex_lock(&init_rec_mutex);
 	switch (iocmd) {
 	case IOCTL_VMCI_INIT_CONTEXT:
 		VMCI_DO_IOCTL(INIT_CONTEXT, init_context);
@@ -957,13 +961,16 @@ static long vmci_host_unlocked_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 
 	case IOCTL_VMCI_VERSION:
 	case IOCTL_VMCI_VERSION2:
-		return vmci_host_get_version(vmci_host_dev, iocmd, uptr);
+		ret = vmci_host_get_version(vmci_host_dev, iocmd, uptr);
 
 	default:
 		pr_devel("%s: Unknown ioctl (iocmd=%d)\n", __func__, iocmd);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		ret -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	mutex_unlock(&init_rec_mutex);
+	return ret;
+
 #undef VMCI_DO_IOCTL
 }