diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gpfifogf100.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gpfifogf100.c
index cbc67f26232231..12d964260a2992 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gpfifogf100.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gpfifogf100.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ gf100_fifo_gpfifo_engine_fini(struct nvkm_fifo_chan *base,
 	struct nvkm_gpuobj *inst = chan->base.inst;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	mutex_lock(&subdev->mutex);
 	nvkm_wr32(device, 0x002634, chan->base.chid);
 	if (nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
 		if (nvkm_rd32(device, 0x002634) == chan->base.chid)
@@ -67,10 +68,12 @@ gf100_fifo_gpfifo_engine_fini(struct nvkm_fifo_chan *base,
 	) < 0) {
 		nvkm_error(subdev, "channel %d [%s] kick timeout\n",
 			   chan->base.chid, chan->base.object.client->name);
-		ret = -EBUSY;
-		if (suspend)
-			return ret;
+		ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&subdev->mutex);
+
+	if (ret && suspend)
+		return ret;
 
 	if (offset) {
 		nvkm_kmap(inst);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gpfifogk104.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gpfifogk104.c
index ed4351032ed603..a2df4f3e776349 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gpfifogk104.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gpfifogk104.c
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ gk104_fifo_gpfifo_kick(struct gk104_fifo_chan *chan)
 	struct nvkm_subdev *subdev = &fifo->base.engine.subdev;
 	struct nvkm_device *device = subdev->device;
 	struct nvkm_client *client = chan->base.object.client;
+	int ret = 0;
 
+	mutex_lock(&subdev->mutex);
 	nvkm_wr32(device, 0x002634, chan->base.chid);
 	if (nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
 		if (!(nvkm_rd32(device, 0x002634) & 0x00100000))
@@ -48,10 +50,10 @@ gk104_fifo_gpfifo_kick(struct gk104_fifo_chan *chan)
 	) < 0) {
 		nvkm_error(subdev, "channel %d [%s] kick timeout\n",
 			   chan->base.chid, client->name);
-		return -EBUSY;
+		ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
-
-	return 0;
+	mutex_unlock(&subdev->mutex);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static u32