diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-cru.h b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-cru.h
index be4a9a4953d1..12d574182eb8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-cru.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-cru.h
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ struct rzg2l_cru_info {
  * @v4l2_dev:		V4L2 device
  * @num_buf:		Holds the current number of buffers enabled
  * @svc_channel:	SVC0/1/2/3 to use for RZ/G3E
- * @buf_addr:		Memory addresses where current video data is written.
  * @notifier:		V4L2 asynchronous subdevs notifier
  *
  * @ip:			Image processing subdev info
@@ -120,6 +119,10 @@ struct rzg2l_cru_info {
  * @mdev_lock:		protects the count, notifier and csi members
  * @pad:		media pad for the video device entity
  *
+ * @hw_lock:		protects the slot counter, hardware programming of
+ *			slot addresses and the @buf_addr[] list
+ * @buf_addr:		Memory addresses where current video data is written
+ *
  * @lock:		protects @queue
  * @queue:		vb2 buffers queue
  * @scratch:		cpu address for scratch buffer
@@ -149,8 +152,6 @@ struct rzg2l_cru_dev {
 	u8 num_buf;
 
 	u8 svc_channel;
-	dma_addr_t buf_addr[RZG2L_CRU_HW_BUFFER_DEFAULT];
-
 	struct v4l2_async_notifier notifier;
 
 	struct rzg2l_cru_ip ip;
@@ -159,6 +160,9 @@ struct rzg2l_cru_dev {
 	struct mutex mdev_lock;
 	struct media_pad pad;
 
+	spinlock_t hw_lock;
+	dma_addr_t buf_addr[RZG2L_CRU_HW_BUFFER_DEFAULT];
+
 	struct mutex lock;
 	struct vb2_queue queue;
 	void *scratch;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-video.c b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-video.c
index c49131587679..b6616d54f8a3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-video.c
@@ -843,6 +843,7 @@ int rzg2l_cru_dma_register(struct rzg2l_cru_dev *cru)
 	mutex_init(&cru->lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cru->buf_list);
 
+	spin_lock_init(&cru->hw_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&cru->qlock);
 
 	cru->state = RZG2L_CRU_DMA_STOPPED;