diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c
index 40e2b9fa11a26..f3892e9ce800f 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c
@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@ static int vhci_send_frame(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct vhci_data *data = hci_get_drvdata(hdev);
 
 	memcpy(skb_push(skb, 1), &hci_skb_pkt_type(skb), 1);
+
+	mutex_lock(&data->open_mutex);
 	skb_queue_tail(&data->readq, skb);
+	mutex_unlock(&data->open_mutex);
 
 	wake_up_interruptible(&data->read_wait);
 	return 0;