diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-kthread-cap.c b/drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-kthread-cap.c
index 2a92e5aac9ed..ac17883a054f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-kthread-cap.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-kthread-cap.c
@@ -765,7 +765,11 @@ static int vivid_thread_vid_cap(void *data)
 		if (kthread_should_stop())
 			break;
 
-		mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
+		if (!mutex_trylock(&dev->mutex)) {
+			schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		cur_jiffies = jiffies;
 		if (dev->cap_seq_resync) {
 			dev->jiffies_vid_cap = cur_jiffies;
@@ -918,8 +922,6 @@ void vivid_stop_generating_vid_cap(struct vivid_dev *dev, bool *pstreaming)
 
 	/* shutdown control thread */
 	vivid_grab_controls(dev, false);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
 	kthread_stop(dev->kthread_vid_cap);
 	dev->kthread_vid_cap = NULL;
-	mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-kthread-out.c b/drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-kthread-out.c
index 488590594150..c5f466a73312 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-kthread-out.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-kthread-out.c
@@ -135,7 +135,11 @@ static int vivid_thread_vid_out(void *data)
 		if (kthread_should_stop())
 			break;
 
-		mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
+		if (!mutex_trylock(&dev->mutex)) {
+			schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		cur_jiffies = jiffies;
 		if (dev->out_seq_resync) {
 			dev->jiffies_vid_out = cur_jiffies;
@@ -289,8 +293,6 @@ void vivid_stop_generating_vid_out(struct vivid_dev *dev, bool *pstreaming)
 
 	/* shutdown control thread */
 	vivid_grab_controls(dev, false);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
 	kthread_stop(dev->kthread_vid_out);
 	dev->kthread_vid_out = NULL;
-	mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-sdr-cap.c b/drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-sdr-cap.c
index cfb7cb4d37a8..e1794f8689d4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-sdr-cap.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-sdr-cap.c
@@ -137,7 +137,11 @@ static int vivid_thread_sdr_cap(void *data)
 		if (kthread_should_stop())
 			break;
 
-		mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
+		if (!mutex_trylock(&dev->mutex)) {
+			schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		cur_jiffies = jiffies;
 		if (dev->sdr_cap_seq_resync) {
 			dev->jiffies_sdr_cap = cur_jiffies;
@@ -297,10 +301,8 @@ static void sdr_cap_stop_streaming(struct vb2_queue *vq)
 	}
 
 	/* shutdown control thread */
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
 	kthread_stop(dev->kthread_sdr_cap);
 	dev->kthread_sdr_cap = NULL;
-	mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
 }
 
 const struct vb2_ops vivid_sdr_cap_qops = {