diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c b/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c
index 76d06cf87b2a..36eee9663962 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@ int roccat_report_event(int minor, u8 const *data)
 	if (!new_value)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	mutex_lock(&device->cbuf_lock);
+
 	report = &device->cbuf[device->cbuf_end];
 
 	/* passing NULL is safe */
@@ -279,6 +281,8 @@ int roccat_report_event(int minor, u8 const *data)
 			reader->cbuf_start = (reader->cbuf_start + 1) % ROCCAT_CBUF_SIZE;
 	}
 
+	mutex_unlock(&device->cbuf_lock);
+
 	wake_up_interruptible(&device->wait);
 	return 0;
 }