diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/bus.c b/drivers/soundwire/bus.c
index a2bfb0434a675..8d4000664fa34 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/bus.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/soundwire/sdw_registers.h>
 #include <linux/soundwire/sdw.h>
+#include <linux/soundwire/sdw_type.h>
 #include "bus.h"
 #include "sysfs_local.h"
 
@@ -842,15 +843,21 @@ static int sdw_slave_clk_stop_callback(struct sdw_slave *slave,
 				       enum sdw_clk_stop_mode mode,
 				       enum sdw_clk_stop_type type)
 {
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (slave->ops && slave->ops->clk_stop) {
-		ret = slave->ops->clk_stop(slave, mode, type);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
+	mutex_lock(&slave->sdw_dev_lock);
+
+	if (slave->probed)  {
+		struct device *dev = &slave->dev;
+		struct sdw_driver *drv = drv_to_sdw_driver(dev->driver);
+
+		if (drv->ops && drv->ops->clk_stop)
+			ret = drv->ops->clk_stop(slave, mode, type);
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	mutex_unlock(&slave->sdw_dev_lock);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int sdw_slave_clk_stop_prepare(struct sdw_slave *slave,
@@ -1611,14 +1618,24 @@ static int sdw_handle_slave_alerts(struct sdw_slave *slave)
 		}
 
 		/* Update the Slave driver */
-		if (slave_notify && slave->ops &&
-		    slave->ops->interrupt_callback) {
-			slave_intr.sdca_cascade = sdca_cascade;
-			slave_intr.control_port = clear;
-			memcpy(slave_intr.port, &port_status,
-			       sizeof(slave_intr.port));
-
-			slave->ops->interrupt_callback(slave, &slave_intr);
+		if (slave_notify) {
+			mutex_lock(&slave->sdw_dev_lock);
+
+			if (slave->probed) {
+				struct device *dev = &slave->dev;
+				struct sdw_driver *drv = drv_to_sdw_driver(dev->driver);
+
+				if (drv->ops && drv->ops->interrupt_callback) {
+					slave_intr.sdca_cascade = sdca_cascade;
+					slave_intr.control_port = clear;
+					memcpy(slave_intr.port, &port_status,
+					       sizeof(slave_intr.port));
+
+					drv->ops->interrupt_callback(slave, &slave_intr);
+				}
+			}
+
+			mutex_unlock(&slave->sdw_dev_lock);
 		}
 
 		/* Ack interrupt */
@@ -1692,29 +1709,21 @@ static int sdw_handle_slave_alerts(struct sdw_slave *slave)
 static int sdw_update_slave_status(struct sdw_slave *slave,
 				   enum sdw_slave_status status)
 {
-	unsigned long time;
+	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (!slave->probed) {
-		/*
-		 * the slave status update is typically handled in an
-		 * interrupt thread, which can race with the driver
-		 * probe, e.g. when a module needs to be loaded.
-		 *
-		 * make sure the probe is complete before updating
-		 * status.
-		 */
-		time = wait_for_completion_timeout(&slave->probe_complete,
-				msecs_to_jiffies(DEFAULT_PROBE_TIMEOUT));
-		if (!time) {
-			dev_err(&slave->dev, "Probe not complete, timed out\n");
-			return -ETIMEDOUT;
-		}
+	mutex_lock(&slave->sdw_dev_lock);
+
+	if (slave->probed) {
+		struct device *dev = &slave->dev;
+		struct sdw_driver *drv = drv_to_sdw_driver(dev->driver);
+
+		if (drv->ops && drv->ops->update_status)
+			ret = drv->ops->update_status(slave, status);
 	}
 
-	if (!slave->ops || !slave->ops->update_status)
-		return 0;
+	mutex_unlock(&slave->sdw_dev_lock);
 
-	return slave->ops->update_status(slave, status);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/bus_type.c b/drivers/soundwire/bus_type.c
index b81e04dd3a9f7..04b3529f89293 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/bus_type.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/bus_type.c
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ static int sdw_drv_probe(struct device *dev)
 	if (!id)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	slave->ops = drv->ops;
-
 	/*
 	 * attach to power domain but don't turn on (last arg)
 	 */
@@ -107,19 +105,23 @@ static int sdw_drv_probe(struct device *dev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	mutex_lock(&slave->sdw_dev_lock);
+
 	ret = drv->probe(slave, id);
 	if (ret) {
 		name = drv->name;
 		if (!name)
 			name = drv->driver.name;
+		mutex_unlock(&slave->sdw_dev_lock);
+
 		dev_err(dev, "Probe of %s failed: %d\n", name, ret);
 		dev_pm_domain_detach(dev, false);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	/* device is probed so let's read the properties now */
-	if (slave->ops && slave->ops->read_prop)
-		slave->ops->read_prop(slave);
+	if (drv->ops && drv->ops->read_prop)
+		drv->ops->read_prop(slave);
 
 	/* init the sysfs as we have properties now */
 	ret = sdw_slave_sysfs_init(slave);
@@ -139,7 +141,19 @@ static int sdw_drv_probe(struct device *dev)
 					     slave->prop.clk_stop_timeout);
 
 	slave->probed = true;
-	complete(&slave->probe_complete);
+
+	/*
+	 * if the probe happened after the bus was started, notify the codec driver
+	 * of the current hardware status to e.g. start the initialization.
+	 * Errors are only logged as warnings to avoid failing the probe.
+	 */
+	if (drv->ops && drv->ops->update_status) {
+		ret = drv->ops->update_status(slave, slave->status);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			dev_warn(dev, "%s: update_status failed with status %d\n", __func__, ret);
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&slave->sdw_dev_lock);
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "probe complete\n");
 
@@ -152,9 +166,15 @@ static int sdw_drv_remove(struct device *dev)
 	struct sdw_driver *drv = drv_to_sdw_driver(dev->driver);
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	mutex_lock(&slave->sdw_dev_lock);
+
+	slave->probed = false;
+
 	if (drv->remove)
 		ret = drv->remove(slave);
 
+	mutex_unlock(&slave->sdw_dev_lock);
+
 	dev_pm_domain_detach(dev, false);
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/slave.c b/drivers/soundwire/slave.c
index 669d7573320b7..25e76b5d4a1a3 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/slave.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/slave.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ static void sdw_slave_release(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct sdw_slave *slave = dev_to_sdw_dev(dev);
 
+	mutex_destroy(&slave->sdw_dev_lock);
 	kfree(slave);
 }
 
@@ -58,9 +59,9 @@ int sdw_slave_add(struct sdw_bus *bus,
 	init_completion(&slave->enumeration_complete);
 	init_completion(&slave->initialization_complete);
 	slave->dev_num = 0;
-	init_completion(&slave->probe_complete);
 	slave->probed = false;
 	slave->first_interrupt_done = false;
+	mutex_init(&slave->sdw_dev_lock);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < SDW_MAX_PORTS; i++)
 		init_completion(&slave->port_ready[i]);
diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/stream.c b/drivers/soundwire/stream.c
index d34150559142f..bd502368339e5 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/stream.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/stream.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/soundwire/sdw_registers.h>
 #include <linux/soundwire/sdw.h>
+#include <linux/soundwire/sdw_type.h>
 #include <sound/soc.h>
 #include "bus.h"
 
@@ -401,20 +402,26 @@ static int sdw_do_port_prep(struct sdw_slave_runtime *s_rt,
 			    struct sdw_prepare_ch prep_ch,
 			    enum sdw_port_prep_ops cmd)
 {
-	const struct sdw_slave_ops *ops = s_rt->slave->ops;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct sdw_slave *slave = s_rt->slave;
 
-	if (ops->port_prep) {
-		ret = ops->port_prep(s_rt->slave, &prep_ch, cmd);
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			dev_err(&s_rt->slave->dev,
-				"Slave Port Prep cmd %d failed: %d\n",
-				cmd, ret);
-			return ret;
+	mutex_lock(&slave->sdw_dev_lock);
+
+	if (slave->probed) {
+		struct device *dev = &slave->dev;
+		struct sdw_driver *drv = drv_to_sdw_driver(dev->driver);
+
+		if (drv->ops && drv->ops->port_prep) {
+			ret = drv->ops->port_prep(slave, &prep_ch, cmd);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				dev_err(dev, "Slave Port Prep cmd %d failed: %d\n",
+					cmd, ret);
 		}
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	mutex_unlock(&slave->sdw_dev_lock);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int sdw_prep_deprep_slave_ports(struct sdw_bus *bus,
@@ -578,7 +585,7 @@ static int sdw_notify_config(struct sdw_master_runtime *m_rt)
 	struct sdw_slave_runtime *s_rt;
 	struct sdw_bus *bus = m_rt->bus;
 	struct sdw_slave *slave;
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (bus->ops->set_bus_conf) {
 		ret = bus->ops->set_bus_conf(bus, &bus->params);
@@ -589,17 +596,27 @@ static int sdw_notify_config(struct sdw_master_runtime *m_rt)
 	list_for_each_entry(s_rt, &m_rt->slave_rt_list, m_rt_node) {
 		slave = s_rt->slave;
 
-		if (slave->ops->bus_config) {
-			ret = slave->ops->bus_config(slave, &bus->params);
-			if (ret < 0) {
-				dev_err(bus->dev, "Notify Slave: %d failed\n",
-					slave->dev_num);
-				return ret;
+		mutex_lock(&slave->sdw_dev_lock);
+
+		if (slave->probed) {
+			struct device *dev = &slave->dev;
+			struct sdw_driver *drv = drv_to_sdw_driver(dev->driver);
+
+			if (drv->ops && drv->ops->bus_config) {
+				ret = drv->ops->bus_config(slave, &bus->params);
+				if (ret < 0) {
+					dev_err(dev, "Notify Slave: %d failed\n",
+						slave->dev_num);
+					mutex_unlock(&slave->sdw_dev_lock);
+					return ret;
+				}
 			}
 		}
+
+		mutex_unlock(&slave->sdw_dev_lock);
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h b/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h
index 76ce3f3ac0f22..bf6f0decb3f6d 100644
--- a/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h
+++ b/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h
@@ -646,9 +646,6 @@ struct sdw_slave_ops {
  * @dev_num: Current Device Number, values can be 0 or dev_num_sticky
  * @dev_num_sticky: one-time static Device Number assigned by Bus
  * @probed: boolean tracking driver state
- * @probe_complete: completion utility to control potential races
- * on startup between driver probe/initialization and SoundWire
- * Slave state changes/implementation-defined interrupts
  * @enumeration_complete: completion utility to control potential races
  * on startup between device enumeration and read/write access to the
  * Slave device
@@ -663,6 +660,7 @@ struct sdw_slave_ops {
  * for a Slave happens for the first time after enumeration
  * @is_mockup_device: status flag used to squelch errors in the command/control
  * protocol for SoundWire mockup devices
+ * @sdw_dev_lock: mutex used to protect callbacks/remove races
  */
 struct sdw_slave {
 	struct sdw_slave_id id;
@@ -680,12 +678,12 @@ struct sdw_slave {
 	u16 dev_num;
 	u16 dev_num_sticky;
 	bool probed;
-	struct completion probe_complete;
 	struct completion enumeration_complete;
 	struct completion initialization_complete;
 	u32 unattach_request;
 	bool first_interrupt_done;
 	bool is_mockup_device;
+	struct mutex sdw_dev_lock; /* protect callbacks/remove races */
 };
 
 #define dev_to_sdw_dev(_dev) container_of(_dev, struct sdw_slave, dev)
