diff --git a/sound/drivers/aloop.c b/sound/drivers/aloop.c
index 80ec5c6..847f703 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/aloop.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/aloop.c
@@ -832,9 +832,11 @@
 {
 	struct loopback *loopback = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
 	
+	mutex_lock(&loopback->cable_lock);
 	ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] =
 		loopback->setup[kcontrol->id.subdevice]
 			       [kcontrol->id.device].rate_shift;
+	mutex_unlock(&loopback->cable_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -866,9 +868,11 @@
 {
 	struct loopback *loopback = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
 	
+	mutex_lock(&loopback->cable_lock);
 	ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] =
 		loopback->setup[kcontrol->id.subdevice]
 			       [kcontrol->id.device].notify;
+	mutex_unlock(&loopback->cable_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -880,12 +884,14 @@
 	int change = 0;
 
 	val = ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] ? 1 : 0;
+	mutex_lock(&loopback->cable_lock);
 	if (val != loopback->setup[kcontrol->id.subdevice]
 				[kcontrol->id.device].notify) {
 		loopback->setup[kcontrol->id.subdevice]
 			[kcontrol->id.device].notify = val;
 		change = 1;
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&loopback->cable_lock);
 	return change;
 }
 
@@ -893,15 +899,18 @@
 			       struct snd_ctl_elem_value *ucontrol)
 {
 	struct loopback *loopback = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
-	struct loopback_cable *cable = loopback->cables
-			[kcontrol->id.subdevice][kcontrol->id.device ^ 1];
+	struct loopback_cable *cable;
+
 	unsigned int val = 0;
 
+	mutex_lock(&loopback->cable_lock);
+	cable = loopback->cables[kcontrol->id.subdevice][kcontrol->id.device ^ 1];
 	if (cable != NULL) {
 		unsigned int running = cable->running ^ cable->pause;
 
 		val = (running & (1 << SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)) ? 1 : 0;
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&loopback->cable_lock);
 	ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] = val;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -944,9 +953,11 @@
 {
 	struct loopback *loopback = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
 	
+	mutex_lock(&loopback->cable_lock);
 	ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] =
 		loopback->setup[kcontrol->id.subdevice]
 			       [kcontrol->id.device].rate;
+	mutex_unlock(&loopback->cable_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -966,9 +977,11 @@
 {
 	struct loopback *loopback = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
 	
+	mutex_lock(&loopback->cable_lock);
 	ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] =
 		loopback->setup[kcontrol->id.subdevice]
 			       [kcontrol->id.device].channels;
+	mutex_unlock(&loopback->cable_lock);
 	return 0;
 }