diff --git a/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c b/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c
index 5741adf09a2e..21b3ff504524 100644
--- a/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c
+++ b/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c
@@ -1436,7 +1436,6 @@ static int cec_config_thread_func(void *arg)
 	int err;
 	int i, j;
 
-	mutex_lock(&adap->lock);
 	dprintk(1, "physical address: %x.%x.%x.%x, claim %d logical addresses\n",
 		cec_phys_addr_exp(adap->phys_addr), las->num_log_addrs);
 	las->log_addr_mask = 0;
@@ -1565,7 +1564,6 @@ static int cec_config_thread_func(void *arg)
 	}
 	adap->kthread_config = NULL;
 	complete(&adap->config_completion);
-	mutex_unlock(&adap->lock);
 	call_void_op(adap, configured);
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1577,7 +1575,6 @@ static int cec_config_thread_func(void *arg)
 	adap->must_reconfigure = false;
 	adap->kthread_config = NULL;
 	complete(&adap->config_completion);
-	mutex_unlock(&adap->lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1602,9 +1599,7 @@ static void cec_claim_log_addrs(struct cec_adapter *adap, bool block)
 		adap->kthread_config = NULL;
 		adap->is_configuring = false;
 	} else if (block) {
-		mutex_unlock(&adap->lock);
 		wait_for_completion(&adap->config_completion);
-		mutex_lock(&adap->lock);
 	}
 }