diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c
index 1394312b732a..2b2c9fd74ef9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c
@@ -2573,6 +2573,7 @@ static ssize_t set_attr_rdpmc(struct device *cdev,
 			      struct device_attribute *attr,
 			      const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
+	static DEFINE_MUTEX(rdpmc_mutex);
 	unsigned long val;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
@@ -2586,6 +2587,8 @@ static ssize_t set_attr_rdpmc(struct device *cdev,
 	if (x86_pmu.attr_rdpmc_broken)
 		return -ENOTSUPP;
 
+	guard(mutex)(&rdpmc_mutex);
+
 	if (val != x86_pmu.attr_rdpmc) {
 		/*
 		 * Changing into or out of never available or always available,