diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int340x_thermal_zone.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int340x_thermal_zone.c
index 852f6c579af5..0a4eaa307156 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int340x_thermal_zone.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int340x_thermal_zone.c
@@ -81,11 +81,13 @@ static int int340x_thermal_get_trip_type(struct thermal_zone_device *zone,
 					 enum thermal_trip_type *type)
 {
 	struct int34x_thermal_zone *d = zone->devdata;
-	int i;
+	int i, ret = 0;
 
 	if (d->override_ops && d->override_ops->get_trip_type)
 		return d->override_ops->get_trip_type(zone, trip, type);
 
+	mutex_lock(&d->trip_mutex);
+
 	if (trip < d->aux_trip_nr)
 		*type = THERMAL_TRIP_PASSIVE;
 	else if (trip == d->crt_trip_id)
@@ -103,10 +105,12 @@ static int int340x_thermal_get_trip_type(struct thermal_zone_device *zone,
 			}
 		}
 		if (i == INT340X_THERMAL_MAX_ACT_TRIP_COUNT)
-			return -EINVAL;
+			ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	mutex_unlock(&d->trip_mutex);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int int340x_thermal_set_trip_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *zone,