diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-wdm.c b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-wdm.c
index 1f6b5c8..023d271 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-wdm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-wdm.c
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@
 	int			count;
 	dma_addr_t		shandle;
 	dma_addr_t		ihandle;
-	struct mutex		lock;
+	struct mutex		wlock;
+	struct mutex		rlock;
 	wait_queue_head_t	wait;
 	struct work_struct	rxwork;
 	int			werr;
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* concurrent writes and disconnect */
-	r = mutex_lock_interruptible(&desc->lock);
+	r = mutex_lock_interruptible(&desc->wlock);
 	rv = -ERESTARTSYS;
 	if (r) {
 		kfree(buf);
@@ -386,7 +387,7 @@
 out:
 	usb_autopm_put_interface(desc->intf);
 outnp:
-	mutex_unlock(&desc->lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&desc->wlock);
 outnl:
 	return rv < 0 ? rv : count;
 }
@@ -399,7 +400,7 @@
 	struct wdm_device *desc = file->private_data;
 
 
-	rv = mutex_lock_interruptible(&desc->lock); /*concurrent reads */
+	rv = mutex_lock_interruptible(&desc->rlock); /*concurrent reads */
 	if (rv < 0)
 		return -ERESTARTSYS;
 
@@ -476,7 +477,7 @@
 	rv = cntr;
 
 err:
-	mutex_unlock(&desc->lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&desc->rlock);
 	return rv;
 }
 
@@ -542,7 +543,8 @@
 	}
 	intf->needs_remote_wakeup = 1;
 
-	mutex_lock(&desc->lock);
+	/* using write lock to protect desc->count */
+	mutex_lock(&desc->wlock);
 	if (!desc->count++) {
 		desc->werr = 0;
 		desc->rerr = 0;
@@ -555,7 +557,7 @@
 	} else {
 		rv = 0;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&desc->lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&desc->wlock);
 	usb_autopm_put_interface(desc->intf);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&wdm_mutex);
@@ -567,9 +569,11 @@
 	struct wdm_device *desc = file->private_data;
 
 	mutex_lock(&wdm_mutex);
-	mutex_lock(&desc->lock);
+
+	/* using write lock to protect desc->count */
+	mutex_lock(&desc->wlock);
 	desc->count--;
-	mutex_unlock(&desc->lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&desc->wlock);
 
 	if (!desc->count) {
 		dev_dbg(&desc->intf->dev, "wdm_release: cleanup");
@@ -667,7 +671,8 @@
 	desc = kzalloc(sizeof(struct wdm_device), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!desc)
 		goto out;
-	mutex_init(&desc->lock);
+	mutex_init(&desc->rlock);
+	mutex_init(&desc->wlock);
 	spin_lock_init(&desc->iuspin);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&desc->wait);
 	desc->wMaxCommand = maxcom;
@@ -781,10 +786,12 @@
 	/* to terminate pending flushes */
 	clear_bit(WDM_IN_USE, &desc->flags);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&desc->iuspin, flags);
-	mutex_lock(&desc->lock);
+	mutex_lock(&desc->rlock);
+	mutex_lock(&desc->wlock);
 	kill_urbs(desc);
 	cancel_work_sync(&desc->rxwork);
-	mutex_unlock(&desc->lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&desc->wlock);
+	mutex_unlock(&desc->rlock);
 	wake_up_all(&desc->wait);
 	if (!desc->count)
 		cleanup(desc);
@@ -800,8 +807,10 @@
 	dev_dbg(&desc->intf->dev, "wdm%d_suspend\n", intf->minor);
 
 	/* if this is an autosuspend the caller does the locking */
-	if (!PMSG_IS_AUTO(message))
-		mutex_lock(&desc->lock);
+	if (!PMSG_IS_AUTO(message)) {
+		mutex_lock(&desc->rlock);
+		mutex_lock(&desc->wlock);
+	}
 	spin_lock_irq(&desc->iuspin);
 
 	if (PMSG_IS_AUTO(message) &&
@@ -817,8 +826,10 @@
 		kill_urbs(desc);
 		cancel_work_sync(&desc->rxwork);
 	}
-	if (!PMSG_IS_AUTO(message))
-		mutex_unlock(&desc->lock);
+	if (!PMSG_IS_AUTO(message)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&desc->wlock);
+		mutex_unlock(&desc->rlock);
+	}
 
 	return rv;
 }
@@ -856,7 +867,8 @@
 {
 	struct wdm_device *desc = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
 
-	mutex_lock(&desc->lock);
+	mutex_lock(&desc->rlock);
+	mutex_lock(&desc->wlock);
 	kill_urbs(desc);
 
 	/*
@@ -878,7 +890,8 @@
 	int rv;
 
 	rv = recover_from_urb_loss(desc);
-	mutex_unlock(&desc->lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&desc->wlock);
+	mutex_unlock(&desc->rlock);
 	return 0;
 }