diff --git a/include/sound/pcm_oss.h b/include/sound/pcm_oss.h
index 760c969d885d..a5b5575c59dd 100644
--- a/include/sound/pcm_oss.h
+++ b/include/sound/pcm_oss.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ struct snd_pcm_oss_runtime {
 	char *buffer;				/* vmallocated period */
 	size_t buffer_used;			/* used length from period buffer */
 	struct mutex params_lock;
+	atomic_t rw_ref;		/* concurrent read/write accesses */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS_PLUGINS
 	struct snd_pcm_plugin *plugin_first;
 	struct snd_pcm_plugin *plugin_last;
diff --git a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
index f8bfee8022e0..a9082f219561 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
@@ -1370,6 +1370,7 @@ static ssize_t snd_pcm_oss_write1(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, const cha
 	if (atomic_read(&substream->mmap_count))
 		return -ENXIO;
 
+	atomic_inc(&runtime->oss.rw_ref);
 	while (bytes > 0) {
 		if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&runtime->oss.params_lock)) {
 			tmp = -ERESTARTSYS;
@@ -1433,6 +1434,7 @@ static ssize_t snd_pcm_oss_write1(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, const cha
 		}
 		tmp = 0;
 	}
+	atomic_dec(&runtime->oss.rw_ref);
 	return xfer > 0 ? (snd_pcm_sframes_t)xfer : tmp;
 }
 
@@ -1478,6 +1480,7 @@ static ssize_t snd_pcm_oss_read1(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, char __use
 	if (atomic_read(&substream->mmap_count))
 		return -ENXIO;
 
+	atomic_inc(&runtime->oss.rw_ref);
 	while (bytes > 0) {
 		if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&runtime->oss.params_lock)) {
 			tmp = -ERESTARTSYS;
@@ -1526,6 +1529,7 @@ static ssize_t snd_pcm_oss_read1(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, char __use
 		}
 		tmp = 0;
 	}
+	atomic_dec(&runtime->oss.rw_ref);
 	return xfer > 0 ? (snd_pcm_sframes_t)xfer : tmp;
 }
 
@@ -1632,8 +1636,11 @@ static int snd_pcm_oss_sync(struct snd_pcm_oss_file *pcm_oss_file)
 			goto __direct;
 		if ((err = snd_pcm_oss_make_ready(substream)) < 0)
 			return err;
-		if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&runtime->oss.params_lock))
+		atomic_inc(&runtime->oss.rw_ref);
+		if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&runtime->oss.params_lock)) {
+			atomic_dec(&runtime->oss.rw_ref);
 			return -ERESTARTSYS;
+		}
 		format = snd_pcm_oss_format_from(runtime->oss.format);
 		width = snd_pcm_format_physical_width(format);
 		if (runtime->oss.buffer_used > 0) {
@@ -1645,10 +1652,8 @@ static int snd_pcm_oss_sync(struct snd_pcm_oss_file *pcm_oss_file)
 						   runtime->oss.buffer + runtime->oss.buffer_used,
 						   size);
 			err = snd_pcm_oss_sync1(substream, runtime->oss.period_bytes);
-			if (err < 0) {
-				mutex_unlock(&runtime->oss.params_lock);
-				return err;
-			}
+			if (err < 0)
+				goto unlock;
 		} else if (runtime->oss.period_ptr > 0) {
 #ifdef OSS_DEBUG
 			pcm_dbg(substream->pcm, "sync: period_ptr\n");
@@ -1658,10 +1663,8 @@ static int snd_pcm_oss_sync(struct snd_pcm_oss_file *pcm_oss_file)
 						   runtime->oss.buffer,
 						   size * 8 / width);
 			err = snd_pcm_oss_sync1(substream, size);
-			if (err < 0) {
-				mutex_unlock(&runtime->oss.params_lock);
-				return err;
-			}
+			if (err < 0)
+				goto unlock;
 		}
 		/*
 		 * The ALSA's period might be a bit large than OSS one.
@@ -1675,7 +1678,11 @@ static int snd_pcm_oss_sync(struct snd_pcm_oss_file *pcm_oss_file)
 			else if (runtime->access == SNDRV_PCM_ACCESS_RW_NONINTERLEAVED)
 				snd_pcm_lib_writev(substream, NULL, size);
 		}
+unlock:
 		mutex_unlock(&runtime->oss.params_lock);
+		atomic_dec(&runtime->oss.rw_ref);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
 		/*
 		 * finish sync: drain the buffer
 		 */
@@ -1723,6 +1730,8 @@ static int snd_pcm_oss_set_rate(struct snd_pcm_oss_file *pcm_oss_file, int rate)
 			rate = 192000;
 		if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&runtime->oss.params_lock))
 			return -ERESTARTSYS;
+		if (atomic_read(&runtime->oss.rw_ref))
+			return -EBUSY;
 		if (runtime->oss.rate != rate) {
 			runtime->oss.params = 1;
 			runtime->oss.rate = rate;
@@ -1757,6 +1766,8 @@ static int snd_pcm_oss_set_channels(struct snd_pcm_oss_file *pcm_oss_file, unsig
 		runtime = substream->runtime;
 		if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&runtime->oss.params_lock))
 			return -ERESTARTSYS;
+		if (atomic_read(&runtime->oss.rw_ref))
+			return -EBUSY;
 		if (runtime->oss.channels != channels) {
 			runtime->oss.params = 1;
 			runtime->oss.channels = channels;
@@ -1847,6 +1858,8 @@ static int snd_pcm_oss_set_format(struct snd_pcm_oss_file *pcm_oss_file, int for
 			if (substream == NULL)
 				continue;
 			runtime = substream->runtime;
+			if (atomic_read(&runtime->oss.rw_ref))
+				return -EBUSY;
 			if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&runtime->oss.params_lock))
 				return -ERESTARTSYS;
 			if (runtime->oss.format != format) {
@@ -1901,6 +1914,8 @@ static int snd_pcm_oss_set_subdivide(struct snd_pcm_oss_file *pcm_oss_file, int
 		if (substream == NULL)
 			continue;
 		runtime = substream->runtime;
+		if (atomic_read(&runtime->oss.rw_ref))
+			return -EBUSY;
 		if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&runtime->oss.params_lock))
 			return -ERESTARTSYS;
 		err = snd_pcm_oss_set_subdivide1(substream, subdivide);
@@ -1939,6 +1954,8 @@ static int snd_pcm_oss_set_fragment(struct snd_pcm_oss_file *pcm_oss_file, unsig
 		if (substream == NULL)
 			continue;
 		runtime = substream->runtime;
+		if (atomic_read(&runtime->oss.rw_ref))
+			return -EBUSY;
 		if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&runtime->oss.params_lock))
 			return -ERESTARTSYS;
 		err = snd_pcm_oss_set_fragment1(substream, val);
@@ -2333,6 +2350,7 @@ static void snd_pcm_oss_init_substream(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	runtime->oss.maxfrags = 0;
 	runtime->oss.subdivision = 0;
 	substream->pcm_release = snd_pcm_oss_release_substream;
+	atomic_set(&runtime->oss.rw_ref, 0);
 }
 
 static int snd_pcm_oss_release_file(struct snd_pcm_oss_file *pcm_oss_file)
