diff --git a/drivers/dma/fsl-edma-main.c b/drivers/dma/fsl-edma-main.c
index c66185c5a199..d4f29ece69f5 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/fsl-edma-main.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/fsl-edma-main.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static struct dma_chan *fsl_edma3_xlate(struct of_phandle_args *dma_spec,
 
 	b_chmux = !!(fsl_edma->drvdata->flags & FSL_EDMA_DRV_HAS_CHMUX);
 
-	mutex_lock(&fsl_edma->fsl_edma_mutex);
+	guard(mutex)(&fsl_edma->fsl_edma_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(chan, _chan, &fsl_edma->dma_dev.channels,
 					device_node) {
 
@@ -177,18 +177,15 @@ static struct dma_chan *fsl_edma3_xlate(struct of_phandle_args *dma_spec,
 		if (!b_chmux && i == dma_spec->args[0]) {
 			chan = dma_get_slave_channel(chan);
 			chan->device->privatecnt++;
-			mutex_unlock(&fsl_edma->fsl_edma_mutex);
 			return chan;
 		} else if (b_chmux && !fsl_chan->srcid) {
 			/* if controller support channel mux, choose a free channel */
 			chan = dma_get_slave_channel(chan);
 			chan->device->privatecnt++;
 			fsl_chan->srcid = dma_spec->args[0];
-			mutex_unlock(&fsl_edma->fsl_edma_mutex);
 			return chan;
 		}
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&fsl_edma->fsl_edma_mutex);
 	return NULL;
 }