diff --git a/block/accounting.c b/block/accounting.c
index 8d41c8a83a..2030851d79 100644
--- a/block/accounting.c
+++ b/block/accounting.c
@@ -199,29 +199,27 @@ static void block_account_one_io(BlockAcctStats *stats, BlockAcctCookie *cookie,
         return;
     }
 
-    qemu_mutex_lock(&stats->lock);
+    WITH_QEMU_LOCK_GUARD(&stats->lock) {
+        if (failed) {
+            stats->failed_ops[cookie->type]++;
+        } else {
+            stats->nr_bytes[cookie->type] += cookie->bytes;
+            stats->nr_ops[cookie->type]++;
+        }
 
-    if (failed) {
-        stats->failed_ops[cookie->type]++;
-    } else {
-        stats->nr_bytes[cookie->type] += cookie->bytes;
-        stats->nr_ops[cookie->type]++;
-    }
+        block_latency_histogram_account(&stats->latency_histogram[cookie->type],
+                                        latency_ns);
 
-    block_latency_histogram_account(&stats->latency_histogram[cookie->type],
-                                    latency_ns);
+        if (!failed || stats->account_failed) {
+            stats->total_time_ns[cookie->type] += latency_ns;
+            stats->last_access_time_ns = time_ns;
 
-    if (!failed || stats->account_failed) {
-        stats->total_time_ns[cookie->type] += latency_ns;
-        stats->last_access_time_ns = time_ns;
-
-        QSLIST_FOREACH(s, &stats->intervals, entries) {
-            timed_average_account(&s->latency[cookie->type], latency_ns);
+            QSLIST_FOREACH(s, &stats->intervals, entries) {
+                timed_average_account(&s->latency[cookie->type], latency_ns);
+            }
         }
     }
 
-    qemu_mutex_unlock(&stats->lock);
-
     cookie->type = BLOCK_ACCT_NONE;
 }