diff --git a/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c b/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c
index 8e1000a01231..dc35de3e4379 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c
@@ -199,8 +199,12 @@ static ssize_t driver_override_show(struct device *dev,
 				    struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	struct fsl_mc_device *mc_dev = to_fsl_mc_device(dev);
+	ssize_t len;
 
-	return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", mc_dev->driver_override);
+	device_lock(dev);
+	len = sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", mc_dev->driver_override);
+	device_unlock(dev);
+	return len;
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(driver_override);