diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c
index d067c12ba940..1c7a1c0d3edd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c
@@ -118,7 +118,10 @@ int drm_debugfs_create_files(struct drm_info_list *files, int count,
 		tmp->minor = minor;
 		tmp->dent = ent;
 		tmp->info_ent = &files[i];
-		list_add(&(tmp->list), &(minor->debugfs_nodes.list));
+
+		mutex_lock(&minor->debugfs_lock);
+		list_add(&tmp->list, &minor->debugfs_list);
+		mutex_unlock(&minor->debugfs_lock);
 	}
 	return 0;
 
@@ -146,7 +149,8 @@ int drm_debugfs_init(struct drm_minor *minor, int minor_id,
 	char name[64];
 	int ret;
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&minor->debugfs_nodes.list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&minor->debugfs_list);
+	mutex_init(&minor->debugfs_lock);
 	sprintf(name, "%d", minor_id);
 	minor->debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir(name, root);
 	if (!minor->debugfs_root) {
@@ -192,8 +196,9 @@ int drm_debugfs_remove_files(struct drm_info_list *files, int count,
 	struct drm_info_node *tmp;
 	int i;
 
+	mutex_lock(&minor->debugfs_lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		list_for_each_safe(pos, q, &minor->debugfs_nodes.list) {
+		list_for_each_safe(pos, q, &minor->debugfs_list) {
 			tmp = list_entry(pos, struct drm_info_node, list);
 			if (tmp->info_ent == &files[i]) {
 				debugfs_remove(tmp->dent);
@@ -202,6 +207,7 @@ int drm_debugfs_remove_files(struct drm_info_list *files, int count,
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&minor->debugfs_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_debugfs_remove_files);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index d14b44e13f51..4f40f1ce1d8e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -1506,7 +1506,10 @@ drm_add_fake_info_node(struct drm_minor *minor,
 	node->minor = minor;
 	node->dent = ent;
 	node->info_ent = (void *) key;
-	list_add(&node->list, &minor->debugfs_nodes.list);
+
+	mutex_lock(&minor->debugfs_lock);
+	list_add(&node->list, &minor->debugfs_list);
+	mutex_unlock(&minor->debugfs_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/drm/drmP.h b/include/drm/drmP.h
index cf399495d38f..1f9e9516e2b7 100644
--- a/include/drm/drmP.h
+++ b/include/drm/drmP.h
@@ -990,7 +990,9 @@ struct drm_minor {
 	struct proc_dir_entry *proc_root;  /**< proc directory entry */
 	struct drm_info_node proc_nodes;
 	struct dentry *debugfs_root;
-	struct drm_info_node debugfs_nodes;
+
+	struct list_head debugfs_list;
+	struct mutex debugfs_lock; /* Protects debugfs_list. */
 
 	struct drm_master *master; /* currently active master for this node */
 	struct list_head master_list;