diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
index 4837d8df9c03..21d5c62d1ac1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
@@ -1981,6 +1981,8 @@ int uvc_ctrl_set(struct uvc_fh *handle,
 	s32 max;
 	int ret;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&chain->ctrl_mutex);
+
 	if (__uvc_query_v4l2_class(chain, xctrl->id, 0) >= 0)
 		return -EACCES;