diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c
index 82a0636fc562..0f8de1d97c15 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ const struct pci_epc_features *pci_epc_get_features(struct pci_epc *epc,
 						    u8 func_no)
 {
 	const struct pci_epc_features *epc_features;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(epc) || func_no >= epc->max_functions)
 		return NULL;
@@ -128,9 +127,9 @@ const struct pci_epc_features *pci_epc_get_features(struct pci_epc *epc,
 	if (!epc->ops->get_features)
 		return NULL;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_lock(&epc->lock);
 	epc_features = epc->ops->get_features(epc, func_no);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_unlock(&epc->lock);
 
 	return epc_features;
 }
@@ -144,14 +143,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_epc_get_features);
  */
 void pci_epc_stop(struct pci_epc *epc)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
 	if (IS_ERR(epc) || !epc->ops->stop)
 		return;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_lock(&epc->lock);
 	epc->ops->stop(epc);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_unlock(&epc->lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_epc_stop);
 
@@ -164,7 +161,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_epc_stop);
 int pci_epc_start(struct pci_epc *epc)
 {
 	int ret;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (IS_ERR(epc))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -172,9 +168,9 @@ int pci_epc_start(struct pci_epc *epc)
 	if (!epc->ops->start)
 		return 0;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_lock(&epc->lock);
 	ret = epc->ops->start(epc);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_unlock(&epc->lock);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -193,7 +189,6 @@ int pci_epc_raise_irq(struct pci_epc *epc, u8 func_no,
 		      enum pci_epc_irq_type type, u16 interrupt_num)
 {
 	int ret;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(epc) || func_no >= epc->max_functions)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -201,9 +196,9 @@ int pci_epc_raise_irq(struct pci_epc *epc, u8 func_no,
 	if (!epc->ops->raise_irq)
 		return 0;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_lock(&epc->lock);
 	ret = epc->ops->raise_irq(epc, func_no, type, interrupt_num);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_unlock(&epc->lock);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -219,7 +214,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_epc_raise_irq);
 int pci_epc_get_msi(struct pci_epc *epc, u8 func_no)
 {
 	int interrupt;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(epc) || func_no >= epc->max_functions)
 		return 0;
@@ -227,9 +221,9 @@ int pci_epc_get_msi(struct pci_epc *epc, u8 func_no)
 	if (!epc->ops->get_msi)
 		return 0;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_lock(&epc->lock);
 	interrupt = epc->ops->get_msi(epc, func_no);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_unlock(&epc->lock);
 
 	if (interrupt < 0)
 		return 0;
@@ -252,7 +246,6 @@ int pci_epc_set_msi(struct pci_epc *epc, u8 func_no, u8 interrupts)
 {
 	int ret;
 	u8 encode_int;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(epc) || func_no >= epc->max_functions ||
 	    interrupts > 32)
@@ -263,9 +256,9 @@ int pci_epc_set_msi(struct pci_epc *epc, u8 func_no, u8 interrupts)
 
 	encode_int = order_base_2(interrupts);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_lock(&epc->lock);
 	ret = epc->ops->set_msi(epc, func_no, encode_int);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_unlock(&epc->lock);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -281,7 +274,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_epc_set_msi);
 int pci_epc_get_msix(struct pci_epc *epc, u8 func_no)
 {
 	int interrupt;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(epc) || func_no >= epc->max_functions)
 		return 0;
@@ -289,9 +281,9 @@ int pci_epc_get_msix(struct pci_epc *epc, u8 func_no)
 	if (!epc->ops->get_msix)
 		return 0;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_lock(&epc->lock);
 	interrupt = epc->ops->get_msix(epc, func_no);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_unlock(&epc->lock);
 
 	if (interrupt < 0)
 		return 0;
@@ -314,7 +306,6 @@ int pci_epc_set_msix(struct pci_epc *epc, u8 func_no, u16 interrupts,
 		     enum pci_barno bir, u32 offset)
 {
 	int ret;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(epc) || func_no >= epc->max_functions ||
 	    interrupts < 1 || interrupts > 2048)
@@ -323,9 +314,9 @@ int pci_epc_set_msix(struct pci_epc *epc, u8 func_no, u16 interrupts,
 	if (!epc->ops->set_msix)
 		return 0;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_lock(&epc->lock);
 	ret = epc->ops->set_msix(epc, func_no, interrupts - 1, bir, offset);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_unlock(&epc->lock);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -342,17 +333,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_epc_set_msix);
 void pci_epc_unmap_addr(struct pci_epc *epc, u8 func_no,
 			phys_addr_t phys_addr)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(epc) || func_no >= epc->max_functions)
 		return;
 
 	if (!epc->ops->unmap_addr)
 		return;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_lock(&epc->lock);
 	epc->ops->unmap_addr(epc, func_no, phys_addr);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_unlock(&epc->lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_epc_unmap_addr);
 
@@ -370,7 +359,6 @@ int pci_epc_map_addr(struct pci_epc *epc, u8 func_no,
 		     phys_addr_t phys_addr, u64 pci_addr, size_t size)
 {
 	int ret;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(epc) || func_no >= epc->max_functions)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -378,9 +366,9 @@ int pci_epc_map_addr(struct pci_epc *epc, u8 func_no,
 	if (!epc->ops->map_addr)
 		return 0;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_lock(&epc->lock);
 	ret = epc->ops->map_addr(epc, func_no, phys_addr, pci_addr, size);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_unlock(&epc->lock);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -397,8 +385,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_epc_map_addr);
 void pci_epc_clear_bar(struct pci_epc *epc, u8 func_no,
 		       struct pci_epf_bar *epf_bar)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(epc) || func_no >= epc->max_functions ||
 	    (epf_bar->barno == BAR_5 &&
 	     epf_bar->flags & PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_MEM_TYPE_64))
@@ -407,9 +393,9 @@ void pci_epc_clear_bar(struct pci_epc *epc, u8 func_no,
 	if (!epc->ops->clear_bar)
 		return;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_lock(&epc->lock);
 	epc->ops->clear_bar(epc, func_no, epf_bar);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_unlock(&epc->lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_epc_clear_bar);
 
@@ -425,7 +411,6 @@ int pci_epc_set_bar(struct pci_epc *epc, u8 func_no,
 		    struct pci_epf_bar *epf_bar)
 {
 	int ret;
-	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	int flags = epf_bar->flags;
 
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(epc) || func_no >= epc->max_functions ||
@@ -440,9 +425,9 @@ int pci_epc_set_bar(struct pci_epc *epc, u8 func_no,
 	if (!epc->ops->set_bar)
 		return 0;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&epc->lock, irq_flags);
+	mutex_lock(&epc->lock);
 	ret = epc->ops->set_bar(epc, func_no, epf_bar);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&epc->lock, irq_flags);
+	mutex_unlock(&epc->lock);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -463,7 +448,6 @@ int pci_epc_write_header(struct pci_epc *epc, u8 func_no,
 			 struct pci_epf_header *header)
 {
 	int ret;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(epc) || func_no >= epc->max_functions)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -471,9 +455,9 @@ int pci_epc_write_header(struct pci_epc *epc, u8 func_no,
 	if (!epc->ops->write_header)
 		return 0;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_lock(&epc->lock);
 	ret = epc->ops->write_header(epc, func_no, header);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_unlock(&epc->lock);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -490,8 +474,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_epc_write_header);
  */
 int pci_epc_add_epf(struct pci_epc *epc, struct pci_epf *epf)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
 	if (epf->epc)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
@@ -503,9 +485,9 @@ int pci_epc_add_epf(struct pci_epc *epc, struct pci_epf *epf)
 
 	epf->epc = epc;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_lock(&epc->lock);
 	list_add_tail(&epf->list, &epc->pci_epf);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_unlock(&epc->lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -520,15 +502,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_epc_add_epf);
  */
 void pci_epc_remove_epf(struct pci_epc *epc, struct pci_epf *epf)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
 	if (!epc || IS_ERR(epc) || !epf)
 		return;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_lock(&epc->lock);
 	list_del(&epf->list);
 	epf->epc = NULL;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&epc->lock, flags);
+	mutex_unlock(&epc->lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_epc_remove_epf);
 
@@ -607,7 +587,7 @@ __pci_epc_create(struct device *dev, const struct pci_epc_ops *ops,
 		goto err_ret;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_init(&epc->lock);
+	mutex_init(&epc->lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&epc->pci_epf);
 	ATOMIC_INIT_NOTIFIER_HEAD(&epc->notifier);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/pci-epc.h b/include/linux/pci-epc.h
index ff9e0b3e5424..97c78464013c 100644
--- a/include/linux/pci-epc.h
+++ b/include/linux/pci-epc.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ struct pci_epc_mem {
  * @mem: address space of the endpoint controller
  * @max_functions: max number of functions that can be configured in this EPC
  * @group: configfs group representing the PCI EPC device
- * @lock: spinlock to protect pci_epc ops
+ * @lock: mutex to protect pci_epc ops
  * @notifier: used to notify EPF of any EPC events (like linkup)
  */
 struct pci_epc {
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ struct pci_epc {
 	struct pci_epc_mem		*mem;
 	u8				max_functions;
 	struct config_group		*group;
-	/* spinlock to protect against concurrent access of EP controller */
-	spinlock_t			lock;
+	/* mutex to protect against concurrent access of EP controller */
+	struct mutex			lock;
 	struct atomic_notifier_head	notifier;
 };
 
