diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/rkisp1/rkisp1-common.h b/drivers/staging/media/rkisp1/rkisp1-common.h
index 369a401b098a..6903c013dfdf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/rkisp1/rkisp1-common.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/rkisp1/rkisp1-common.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ struct rkisp1_sensor_async {
  * @sink_crop: crop for sink pad
  * @src_fmt: output format
  * @src_crop: output size
+ * @ops_lock: ops serialization
  *
  * @is_dphy_errctrl_disabled : if dphy errctrl is disabled (avoid endless interrupt)
  * @frame_sequence: used to synchronize frame_id between video devices.
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ struct rkisp1_isp {
 	struct v4l2_subdev_pad_config pad_cfg[RKISP1_ISP_PAD_MAX];
 	const struct rkisp1_isp_mbus_info *sink_fmt;
 	const struct rkisp1_isp_mbus_info *src_fmt;
+	struct mutex ops_lock;
 	bool is_dphy_errctrl_disabled;
 	atomic_t frame_sequence;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/rkisp1/rkisp1-isp.c b/drivers/staging/media/rkisp1/rkisp1-isp.c
index 9ad02bba14c0..fa53f05e37d8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/rkisp1/rkisp1-isp.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/rkisp1/rkisp1-isp.c
@@ -791,7 +791,9 @@ static int rkisp1_isp_get_fmt(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 {
 	struct rkisp1_isp *isp = container_of(sd, struct rkisp1_isp, sd);
 
+	mutex_lock(&isp->ops_lock);
 	fmt->format = *rkisp1_isp_get_pad_fmt(isp, cfg, fmt->pad, fmt->which);
+	mutex_unlock(&isp->ops_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -801,6 +803,7 @@ static int rkisp1_isp_set_fmt(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 {
 	struct rkisp1_isp *isp = container_of(sd, struct rkisp1_isp, sd);
 
+	mutex_lock(&isp->ops_lock);
 	if (fmt->pad == RKISP1_ISP_PAD_SINK_VIDEO)
 		rkisp1_isp_set_sink_fmt(isp, cfg, &fmt->format, fmt->which);
 	else if (fmt->pad == RKISP1_ISP_PAD_SOURCE_VIDEO)
@@ -809,6 +812,7 @@ static int rkisp1_isp_set_fmt(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 		fmt->format = *rkisp1_isp_get_pad_fmt(isp, cfg, fmt->pad,
 						      fmt->which);
 
+	mutex_unlock(&isp->ops_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -817,11 +821,13 @@ static int rkisp1_isp_get_selection(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 				    struct v4l2_subdev_selection *sel)
 {
 	struct rkisp1_isp *isp = container_of(sd, struct rkisp1_isp, sd);
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (sel->pad != RKISP1_ISP_PAD_SOURCE_VIDEO &&
 	    sel->pad != RKISP1_ISP_PAD_SINK_VIDEO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	mutex_lock(&isp->ops_lock);
 	switch (sel->target) {
 	case V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP_BOUNDS:
 		if (sel->pad == RKISP1_ISP_PAD_SINK_VIDEO) {
@@ -844,10 +850,10 @@ static int rkisp1_isp_get_selection(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 						  sel->which);
 		break;
 	default:
-		return -EINVAL;
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
-
-	return 0;
+	mutex_unlock(&isp->ops_lock);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int rkisp1_isp_set_selection(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
@@ -857,21 +863,23 @@ static int rkisp1_isp_set_selection(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 	struct rkisp1_device *rkisp1 =
 		container_of(sd->v4l2_dev, struct rkisp1_device, v4l2_dev);
 	struct rkisp1_isp *isp = container_of(sd, struct rkisp1_isp, sd);
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (sel->target != V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	dev_dbg(rkisp1->dev, "%s: pad: %d sel(%d,%d)/%dx%d\n", __func__,
 		sel->pad, sel->r.left, sel->r.top, sel->r.width, sel->r.height);
-
+	mutex_lock(&isp->ops_lock);
 	if (sel->pad == RKISP1_ISP_PAD_SINK_VIDEO)
 		rkisp1_isp_set_sink_crop(isp, cfg, &sel->r, sel->which);
 	else if (sel->pad == RKISP1_ISP_PAD_SOURCE_VIDEO)
 		rkisp1_isp_set_src_crop(isp, cfg, &sel->r, sel->which);
 	else
-		return -EINVAL;
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 
-	return 0;
+	mutex_unlock(&isp->ops_lock);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int rkisp1_subdev_link_validate(struct media_link *link)
@@ -932,6 +940,7 @@ static int rkisp1_isp_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
 {
 	struct rkisp1_device *rkisp1 =
 		container_of(sd->v4l2_dev, struct rkisp1_device, v4l2_dev);
+	struct rkisp1_isp *isp = &rkisp1->isp;
 	struct v4l2_subdev *sensor_sd;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -951,16 +960,19 @@ static int rkisp1_isp_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	atomic_set(&rkisp1->isp.frame_sequence, -1);
+	mutex_lock(&isp->ops_lock);
 	ret = rkisp1_config_cif(rkisp1);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		goto mutex_unlock;
 
 	ret = rkisp1_mipi_csi2_start(&rkisp1->isp, rkisp1->active_sensor);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		goto mutex_unlock;
 
 	rkisp1_isp_start(rkisp1);
 
+mutex_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&isp->ops_lock);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1020,6 +1032,7 @@ int rkisp1_isp_register(struct rkisp1_device *rkisp1,
 	isp->sink_fmt = rkisp1_isp_mbus_info_get(RKISP1_DEF_SINK_PAD_FMT);
 	isp->src_fmt = rkisp1_isp_mbus_info_get(RKISP1_DEF_SRC_PAD_FMT);
 
+	mutex_init(&isp->ops_lock);
 	ret = media_entity_pads_init(&sd->entity, RKISP1_ISP_PAD_MAX, pads);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;