diff --git a/drivers/android/binder.c b/drivers/android/binder.c
index e694fd2c4ed0..05e75d18b4d9 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binder.c
@@ -1903,8 +1903,18 @@ static struct binder_thread *binder_get_txn_from_and_acq_inner(
 
 static void binder_free_transaction(struct binder_transaction *t)
 {
-	if (t->buffer)
-		t->buffer->transaction = NULL;
+	struct binder_proc *target_proc = t->to_proc;
+
+	if (target_proc) {
+		binder_inner_proc_lock(target_proc);
+		if (t->buffer)
+			t->buffer->transaction = NULL;
+		binder_inner_proc_unlock(target_proc);
+	}
+	/*
+	 * If the transaction has no target_proc, then
+	 * t->buffer->transaction has already been cleared.
+	 */
 	kfree(t);
 	binder_stats_deleted(BINDER_STAT_TRANSACTION);
 }
@@ -3426,10 +3436,12 @@ static int binder_thread_write(struct binder_proc *proc,
 				     buffer->debug_id,
 				     buffer->transaction ? "active" : "finished");
 
+			binder_inner_proc_lock(proc);
 			if (buffer->transaction) {
 				buffer->transaction->buffer = NULL;
 				buffer->transaction = NULL;
 			}
+			binder_inner_proc_unlock(proc);
 			if (buffer->async_transaction && buffer->target_node) {
 				struct binder_node *buf_node;
 				struct binder_work *w;