diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c b/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c
index 67b4a2323fed..2f07a50035c8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ static void isc_stop_streaming(struct vb2_queue *vq)
 	struct isc_buffer *buf;
 	int ret;
 
+	mutex_lock(&isc->awb_mutex);
 	v4l2_ctrl_activate(isc->do_wb_ctrl, false);
 
 	isc->stop = true;
@@ -410,6 +411,8 @@ static void isc_stop_streaming(struct vb2_queue *vq)
 		v4l2_err(&isc->v4l2_dev,
 			 "Timeout waiting for end of the capture\n");
 
+	mutex_unlock(&isc->awb_mutex);
+
 	/* Disable DMA interrupt */
 	regmap_write(isc->regmap, ISC_INTDIS, ISC_INT_DDONE);
 
@@ -1397,10 +1400,6 @@ static void isc_awb_work(struct work_struct *w)
 	u32 min, max;
 	int ret;
 
-	/* streaming is not active anymore */
-	if (isc->stop)
-		return;
-
 	if (ctrls->hist_stat != HIST_ENABLED)
 		return;
 
@@ -1455,7 +1454,24 @@ static void isc_awb_work(struct work_struct *w)
 	}
 	regmap_write(regmap, ISC_HIS_CFG + isc->offsets.his,
 		     hist_id | baysel | ISC_HIS_CFG_RAR);
+
+	/*
+	 * We have to make sure the streaming has not stopped meanwhile.
+	 * ISC requires a frame to clock the internal profile update.
+	 * To avoid issues, lock the sequence with a mutex
+	 */
+	mutex_lock(&isc->awb_mutex);
+
+	/* streaming is not active anymore */
+	if (isc->stop) {
+		mutex_unlock(&isc->awb_mutex);
+		return;
+	};
+
 	isc_update_profile(isc);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&isc->awb_mutex);
+
 	/* if awb has been disabled, we don't need to start another histogram */
 	if (ctrls->awb)
 		regmap_write(regmap, ISC_CTRLEN, ISC_CTRL_HISREQ);
@@ -1534,6 +1550,7 @@ static int isc_s_awb_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 
 		isc_update_awb_ctrls(isc);
 
+		mutex_lock(&isc->awb_mutex);
 		if (vb2_is_streaming(&isc->vb2_vidq)) {
 			/*
 			 * If we are streaming, we can update profile to
@@ -1548,6 +1565,7 @@ static int isc_s_awb_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 			 */
 			v4l2_ctrl_activate(isc->do_wb_ctrl, false);
 		}
+		mutex_unlock(&isc->awb_mutex);
 
 		/* if we have autowhitebalance on, start histogram procedure */
 		if (ctrls->awb == ISC_WB_AUTO &&
@@ -1729,6 +1747,7 @@ static void isc_async_unbind(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier,
 {
 	struct isc_device *isc = container_of(notifier->v4l2_dev,
 					      struct isc_device, v4l2_dev);
+	mutex_destroy(&isc->awb_mutex);
 	cancel_work_sync(&isc->awb_work);
 	video_unregister_device(&isc->video_dev);
 	v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&isc->ctrls.handler);
@@ -1838,6 +1857,8 @@ static int isc_async_complete(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier)
 	isc->current_subdev = container_of(notifier,
 					   struct isc_subdev_entity, notifier);
 	mutex_init(&isc->lock);
+	mutex_init(&isc->awb_mutex);
+
 	init_completion(&isc->comp);
 
 	/* Initialize videobuf2 queue */
@@ -1906,6 +1927,7 @@ static int isc_async_complete(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier)
 	return 0;
 
 isc_async_complete_err:
+	mutex_destroy(&isc->awb_mutex);
 	mutex_destroy(&isc->lock);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc.h b/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc.h
index f9ad7ec6bd13..ff60ba020cb9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc.h
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ struct isc_reg_offsets {
  *
  * @lock:		lock for serializing userspace file operations
  *			with ISC operations
+ * @awb_mutex:		serialize access to streaming status from awb work queue
  * @awb_lock:		lock for serializing awb work queue operations
  *			with DMA/buffer operations
  *
@@ -290,6 +291,7 @@ struct isc_device {
 	struct work_struct	awb_work;
 
 	struct mutex		lock;
+	struct mutex		awb_mutex;
 	spinlock_t		awb_lock;
 
 	struct regmap_field	*pipeline[ISC_PIPE_LINE_NODE_NUM];