diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
index df3224b138ee..604d9d25ca47 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ static struct vdpasim *vdpasim_create(void)
 
 	INIT_WORK(&vdpasim->work, vdpasim_work);
 	spin_lock_init(&vdpasim->lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&vdpasim->iommu_lock);
 
 	dev = &vdpasim->vdpa.dev;
 	dev->coherent_dma_mask = DMA_BIT_MASK(64);