diff --git a/drivers/crypto/hisilicon/sec/sec_algs.c b/drivers/crypto/hisilicon/sec/sec_algs.c
index 2402941a7f2f..4ad4ffd90cee 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/hisilicon/sec/sec_algs.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/hisilicon/sec/sec_algs.c
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ static void sec_skcipher_alg_callback(struct sec_bd_info *sec_resp,
 		 */
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&ctx->queue->queuelock);
+	mutex_lock(&ctx->queue->queuelock);
 	/* Put the IV in place for chained cases */
 	switch (ctx->cipher_alg) {
 	case SEC_C_AES_CBC_128:
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ static void sec_skcipher_alg_callback(struct sec_bd_info *sec_resp,
 			list_del(&backlog_req->backlog_head);
 		}
 	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&ctx->queue->queuelock);
+	mutex_unlock(&ctx->queue->queuelock);
 
 	mutex_lock(&sec_req->lock);
 	list_del(&sec_req_el->head);
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ static int sec_alg_skcipher_crypto(struct skcipher_request *skreq,
 	 */
 
 	/* Grab a big lock for a long time to avoid concurrency issues */
-	spin_lock_bh(&queue->queuelock);
+	mutex_lock(&queue->queuelock);
 
 	/*
 	 * Can go on to queue if we have space in either:
@@ -814,15 +814,15 @@ static int sec_alg_skcipher_crypto(struct skcipher_request *skreq,
 		ret = -EBUSY;
 		if ((skreq->base.flags & CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_BACKLOG)) {
 			list_add_tail(&sec_req->backlog_head, &ctx->backlog);
-			spin_unlock_bh(&queue->queuelock);
+			mutex_unlock(&queue->queuelock);
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		spin_unlock_bh(&queue->queuelock);
+		mutex_unlock(&queue->queuelock);
 		goto err_free_elements;
 	}
 	ret = sec_send_request(sec_req, queue);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&queue->queuelock);
+	mutex_unlock(&queue->queuelock);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_free_elements;
 
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ static int sec_alg_skcipher_init(struct crypto_skcipher *tfm)
 	if (IS_ERR(ctx->queue))
 		return PTR_ERR(ctx->queue);
 
-	spin_lock_init(&ctx->queue->queuelock);
+	mutex_init(&ctx->queue->queuelock);
 	ctx->queue->havesoftqueue = false;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/hisilicon/sec/sec_drv.h b/drivers/crypto/hisilicon/sec/sec_drv.h
index 0bf4d7c3856c..4d9063a8b10b 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/hisilicon/sec/sec_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/hisilicon/sec/sec_drv.h
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ struct sec_queue {
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(unprocessed, SEC_QUEUE_LEN);
 	DECLARE_KFIFO_PTR(softqueue, typeof(struct sec_request_el *));
 	bool havesoftqueue;
-	spinlock_t queuelock;
+	struct mutex queuelock;
 	void *shadow[SEC_QUEUE_LEN];
 };