diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_gpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_gpu.c
index 110ca6cd3d09..aa903fda20a5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_gpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_gpu.c
@@ -424,7 +424,10 @@ int panthor_gpu_soft_reset(struct panthor_device *ptdev)
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
 
-	ptdev->gpu->pending_reqs = 0;
+	scoped_guard(spinlock, &ptdev->gpu->reqs_lock) {
+		ptdev->gpu->pending_reqs = 0;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }