diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf-i2c.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf-i2c.c
index ffb49c2..0eb33e04 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf-i2c.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ static int mxl111sf_i2c_sw_xfer_msg(struct mxl111sf_state *state,
 static int mxl111sf_i2c_send_data(struct mxl111sf_state *state,
 				  u8 index, u8 *wdata)
 {
-	int ret = mxl111sf_ctrl_msg(state->d, wdata[0],
+	int ret = mxl111sf_ctrl_msg(state, wdata[0],
 				    &wdata[1], 25, NULL, 0);
 	mxl_fail(ret);
 
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ static int mxl111sf_i2c_send_data(struct mxl111sf_state *state,
 static int mxl111sf_i2c_get_data(struct mxl111sf_state *state,
 				 u8 index, u8 *wdata, u8 *rdata)
 {
-	int ret = mxl111sf_ctrl_msg(state->d, wdata[0],
+	int ret = mxl111sf_ctrl_msg(state, wdata[0],
 				    &wdata[1], 25, rdata, 24);
 	mxl_fail(ret);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf.c
index abf69d8..b0d5904 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf.c
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@
 #include "lgdt3305.h"
 #include "lg2160.h"
 
-/* Max transfer size done by I2C transfer functions */
-#define MAX_XFER_SIZE  64
-
 int dvb_usb_mxl111sf_debug;
 module_param_named(debug, dvb_usb_mxl111sf_debug, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "set debugging level (1=info, 2=xfer, 4=i2c, 8=reg, 16=adv (or-able)).");
@@ -55,27 +52,34 @@
 
 DVB_DEFINE_MOD_OPT_ADAPTER_NR(adapter_nr);
 
-int mxl111sf_ctrl_msg(struct dvb_usb_device *d,
+int mxl111sf_ctrl_msg(struct mxl111sf_state *state,
 		      u8 cmd, u8 *wbuf, int wlen, u8 *rbuf, int rlen)
 {
+	struct dvb_usb_device *d = state->d;
 	int wo = (rbuf == NULL || rlen == 0); /* write-only */
 	int ret;
-	u8 sndbuf[MAX_XFER_SIZE];
 
-	if (1 + wlen > sizeof(sndbuf)) {
+	if (1 + wlen > MXL_MAX_XFER_SIZE) {
 		pr_warn("%s: len=%d is too big!\n", __func__, wlen);
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
 	pr_debug("%s(wlen = %d, rlen = %d)\n", __func__, wlen, rlen);
 
-	memset(sndbuf, 0, 1+wlen);
+	mutex_lock(&state->msg_lock);
+	memset(state->sndbuf, 0, 1+wlen);
+	memset(state->rcvbuf, 0, rlen);
+
+	state->sndbuf[0] = cmd;
+	memcpy(&state->sndbuf[1], wbuf, wlen);
 
-	sndbuf[0] = cmd;
-	memcpy(&sndbuf[1], wbuf, wlen);
+	ret = (wo) ? dvb_usbv2_generic_write(d, state->sndbuf, 1+wlen) :
+		dvb_usbv2_generic_rw(d, state->sndbuf, 1+wlen, state->rcvbuf,
+				     rlen);
+
+	memcpy(rbuf, state->rcvbuf, rlen);
+	mutex_unlock(&state->msg_lock);
 
-	ret = (wo) ? dvb_usbv2_generic_write(d, sndbuf, 1+wlen) :
-		dvb_usbv2_generic_rw(d, sndbuf, 1+wlen, rbuf, rlen);
 	mxl_fail(ret);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -91,7 +95,7 @@ int mxl111sf_read_reg(struct mxl111sf_state *state, u8 addr, u8 *data)
 	u8 buf[2];
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = mxl111sf_ctrl_msg(state->d, MXL_CMD_REG_READ, &addr, 1, buf, 2);
+	ret = mxl111sf_ctrl_msg(state, MXL_CMD_REG_READ, &addr, 1, buf, 2);
 	if (mxl_fail(ret)) {
 		mxl_debug("error reading reg: 0x%02x", addr);
 		goto fail;
@@ -117,7 +121,7 @@ int mxl111sf_write_reg(struct mxl111sf_state *state, u8 addr, u8 data)
 
 	pr_debug("W: (0x%02x, 0x%02x)\n", addr, data);
 
-	ret = mxl111sf_ctrl_msg(state->d, MXL_CMD_REG_WRITE, buf, 2, NULL, 0);
+	ret = mxl111sf_ctrl_msg(state, MXL_CMD_REG_WRITE, buf, 2, NULL, 0);
 	if (mxl_fail(ret))
 		pr_err("error writing reg: 0x%02x, val: 0x%02x", addr, data);
 	return ret;
@@ -926,6 +930,8 @@ static int mxl111sf_init(struct dvb_usb_device *d)
 		  .len = sizeof(eeprom), .buf = eeprom },
 	};
 
+	mutex_init(&state->msg_lock);
+
 	ret = get_chip_info(state);
 	if (mxl_fail(ret))
 		pr_err("failed to get chip info during probe");
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf.h b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf.h
index 846260e..3e6f588 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf.h
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf.h
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 #include <media/tveeprom.h>
 #include <media/media-entity.h>
 
+/* Max transfer size done by I2C transfer functions */
+#define MXL_MAX_XFER_SIZE  64
+
 #define MXL_EP1_REG_READ     1
 #define MXL_EP2_REG_WRITE    2
 #define MXL_EP3_INTERRUPT    3
@@ -86,6 +89,9 @@ struct mxl111sf_state {
 	struct mutex fe_lock;
 	u8 num_frontends;
 	struct mxl111sf_adap_state adap_state[3];
+	u8 sndbuf[MXL_MAX_XFER_SIZE];
+	u8 rcvbuf[MXL_MAX_XFER_SIZE];
+	struct mutex msg_lock;
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER_DVB
 	struct media_entity tuner;
 	struct media_pad tuner_pads[2];
@@ -108,7 +114,7 @@ int mxl111sf_ctrl_program_regs(struct mxl111sf_state *state,
 
 /* needed for hardware i2c functions in mxl111sf-i2c.c:
  * mxl111sf_i2c_send_data / mxl111sf_i2c_get_data */
-int mxl111sf_ctrl_msg(struct dvb_usb_device *d,
+int mxl111sf_ctrl_msg(struct mxl111sf_state *state,
 		      u8 cmd, u8 *wbuf, int wlen, u8 *rbuf, int rlen);
 
 #define mxl_printk(kern, fmt, arg...) \
