diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/led_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/led_bl.c
index a1b6a2ad73a0..589dae9ebb63 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/led_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/led_bl.c
@@ -226,8 +226,11 @@ static void led_bl_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	backlight_device_unregister(bl);
 
 	led_bl_power_off(priv);
-	for (i = 0; i < priv->nb_leds; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < priv->nb_leds; i++) {
+		mutex_lock(&priv->leds[i]->led_access);
 		led_sysfs_enable(priv->leds[i]);
+		mutex_unlock(&priv->leds[i]->led_access);
+	}
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id led_bl_of_match[] = {