diff --git a/drivers/reset/reset-sunxi.c b/drivers/reset/reset-sunxi.c
index eebc52cb6984..3d95c87160b3 100644
--- a/drivers/reset/reset-sunxi.c
+++ b/drivers/reset/reset-sunxi.c
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ static int sunxi_reset_init(struct device_node *np)
 		goto err_alloc;
 	}
 
+	spin_lock_init(&data->lock);
+
 	data->rcdev.owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	data->rcdev.nr_resets = size * 32;
 	data->rcdev.ops = &sunxi_reset_ops;
@@ -157,6 +159,8 @@ static int sunxi_reset_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(data->membase))
 		return PTR_ERR(data->membase);
 
+	spin_lock_init(&data->lock);
+
 	data->rcdev.owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	data->rcdev.nr_resets = resource_size(res) * 32;
 	data->rcdev.ops = &sunxi_reset_ops;