diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/pds/pci_drv.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/pds/pci_drv.c
index dd8c00c895a2..a34dda516629 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/pds/pci_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/pds/pci_drv.c
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ static void pds_vfio_recovery(struct pds_vfio_pci_device *pds_vfio)
 	 * VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_RUNNING.
 	 */
 	if (deferred_reset_needed) {
-		spin_lock(&pds_vfio->reset_lock);
+		mutex_lock(&pds_vfio->reset_mutex);
 		pds_vfio->deferred_reset = true;
 		pds_vfio->deferred_reset_state = VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_ERROR;
-		spin_unlock(&pds_vfio->reset_lock);
+		mutex_unlock(&pds_vfio->reset_mutex);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/pds/vfio_dev.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/pds/vfio_dev.c
index 8c9fb87b13e1..4c351c59d05a 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/pds/vfio_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/pds/vfio_dev.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ struct pds_vfio_pci_device *pds_vfio_pci_drvdata(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 void pds_vfio_state_mutex_unlock(struct pds_vfio_pci_device *pds_vfio)
 {
 again:
-	spin_lock(&pds_vfio->reset_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&pds_vfio->reset_mutex);
 	if (pds_vfio->deferred_reset) {
 		pds_vfio->deferred_reset = false;
 		if (pds_vfio->state == VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_ERROR) {
@@ -39,23 +39,23 @@ again:
 		}
 		pds_vfio->state = pds_vfio->deferred_reset_state;
 		pds_vfio->deferred_reset_state = VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_RUNNING;
-		spin_unlock(&pds_vfio->reset_lock);
+		mutex_unlock(&pds_vfio->reset_mutex);
 		goto again;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&pds_vfio->state_mutex);
-	spin_unlock(&pds_vfio->reset_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&pds_vfio->reset_mutex);
 }
 
 void pds_vfio_reset(struct pds_vfio_pci_device *pds_vfio)
 {
-	spin_lock(&pds_vfio->reset_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&pds_vfio->reset_mutex);
 	pds_vfio->deferred_reset = true;
 	pds_vfio->deferred_reset_state = VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_RUNNING;
 	if (!mutex_trylock(&pds_vfio->state_mutex)) {
-		spin_unlock(&pds_vfio->reset_lock);
+		mutex_unlock(&pds_vfio->reset_mutex);
 		return;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&pds_vfio->reset_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&pds_vfio->reset_mutex);
 	pds_vfio_state_mutex_unlock(pds_vfio);
 }
 
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ static int pds_vfio_init_device(struct vfio_device *vdev)
 	pds_vfio->vf_id = vf_id;
 
 	mutex_init(&pds_vfio->state_mutex);
+	mutex_init(&pds_vfio->reset_mutex);
 
 	vdev->migration_flags = VFIO_MIGRATION_STOP_COPY | VFIO_MIGRATION_P2P;
 	vdev->mig_ops = &pds_vfio_lm_ops;
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ static void pds_vfio_release_device(struct vfio_device *vdev)
 			     vfio_coredev.vdev);
 
 	mutex_destroy(&pds_vfio->state_mutex);
+	mutex_destroy(&pds_vfio->reset_mutex);
 	vfio_pci_core_release_dev(vdev);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/pds/vfio_dev.h b/drivers/vfio/pci/pds/vfio_dev.h
index b8f2d667608f..e7b01080a1ec 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/pds/vfio_dev.h
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/pds/vfio_dev.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ struct pds_vfio_pci_device {
 	struct pds_vfio_dirty dirty;
 	struct mutex state_mutex; /* protect migration state */
 	enum vfio_device_mig_state state;
-	spinlock_t reset_lock; /* protect reset_done flow */
+	struct mutex reset_mutex; /* protect reset_done flow */
 	u8 deferred_reset;
 	enum vfio_device_mig_state deferred_reset_state;
 	struct notifier_block nb;