diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/amphion/vpu_v4l2.c b/drivers/media/platform/amphion/vpu_v4l2.c
index 4b714fab4c6b..a24e2d0e9542 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/amphion/vpu_v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/amphion/vpu_v4l2.c
@@ -596,10 +596,6 @@ static int vpu_v4l2_release(struct vpu_inst *inst)
 		inst->workqueue = NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (inst->fh.m2m_ctx) {
-		v4l2_m2m_ctx_release(inst->fh.m2m_ctx);
-		inst->fh.m2m_ctx = NULL;
-	}
 	v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&inst->ctrl_handler);
 	mutex_destroy(&inst->lock);
 	v4l2_fh_del(&inst->fh);
@@ -682,6 +678,13 @@ int vpu_v4l2_close(struct file *file)
 
 	vpu_trace(vpu->dev, "tgid = %d, pid = %d, inst = %p\n", inst->tgid, inst->pid, inst);
 
+	vpu_inst_lock(inst);
+	if (inst->fh.m2m_ctx) {
+		v4l2_m2m_ctx_release(inst->fh.m2m_ctx);
+		inst->fh.m2m_ctx = NULL;
+	}
+	vpu_inst_unlock(inst);
+
 	call_void_vop(inst, release);
 	vpu_inst_unregister(inst);
 	vpu_inst_put(inst);