diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-mux.c b/drivers/spi/spi-mux.c
index 9708b7827ff7..f5d32ec4634e 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-mux.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-mux.c
@@ -137,6 +137,13 @@ static int spi_mux_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	priv = spi_controller_get_devdata(ctlr);
 	priv->spi = spi;
 
+	/*
+	 * Increase lockdep class as these lock are taken while the parent bus
+	 * already holds their instance's lock.
+	 */
+	lockdep_set_subclass(&ctlr->io_mutex, 1);
+	lockdep_set_subclass(&ctlr->add_lock, 1);
+
 	priv->mux = devm_mux_control_get(&spi->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->mux)) {
 		ret = dev_err_probe(&spi->dev, PTR_ERR(priv->mux),
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 412a10586233..926b68aa45d3 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -2547,6 +2547,12 @@ struct spi_controller *__spi_alloc_controller(struct device *dev,
 		return NULL;
 
 	device_initialize(&ctlr->dev);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctlr->queue);
+	spin_lock_init(&ctlr->queue_lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&ctlr->bus_lock_spinlock);
+	mutex_init(&ctlr->bus_lock_mutex);
+	mutex_init(&ctlr->io_mutex);
+	mutex_init(&ctlr->add_lock);
 	ctlr->bus_num = -1;
 	ctlr->num_chipselect = 1;
 	ctlr->slave = slave;
@@ -2819,12 +2825,6 @@ int spi_register_controller(struct spi_controller *ctlr)
 			return id;
 		ctlr->bus_num = id;
 	}
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctlr->queue);
-	spin_lock_init(&ctlr->queue_lock);
-	spin_lock_init(&ctlr->bus_lock_spinlock);
-	mutex_init(&ctlr->bus_lock_mutex);
-	mutex_init(&ctlr->io_mutex);
-	mutex_init(&ctlr->add_lock);
 	ctlr->bus_lock_flag = 0;
 	init_completion(&ctlr->xfer_completion);
 	if (!ctlr->max_dma_len)