diff --git a/drivers/base/power/qos.c b/drivers/base/power/qos.c
index 3d4d1f8aac5c3a..2159d62c858afd 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/qos.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/qos.c
@@ -344,6 +344,13 @@ static int __dev_pm_qos_update_request(struct dev_pm_qos_request *req,
 	s32 curr_value;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	if (!req) /*guard against callers passing in null */
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (WARN(!dev_pm_qos_request_active(req),
+		 "%s() called for unknown object\n", __func__))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!req->dev->power.qos)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
@@ -386,6 +393,17 @@ int dev_pm_qos_update_request(struct dev_pm_qos_request *req, s32 new_value)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	mutex_lock(&dev_pm_qos_mtx);
+	ret = __dev_pm_qos_update_request(req, new_value);
+	mutex_unlock(&dev_pm_qos_mtx);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_pm_qos_update_request);
+
+static int __dev_pm_qos_remove_request(struct dev_pm_qos_request *req)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
 	if (!req) /*guard against callers passing in null */
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -393,13 +411,15 @@ int dev_pm_qos_update_request(struct dev_pm_qos_request *req, s32 new_value)
 		 "%s() called for unknown object\n", __func__))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	mutex_lock(&dev_pm_qos_mtx);
-	ret = __dev_pm_qos_update_request(req, new_value);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev_pm_qos_mtx);
-
+	if (req->dev->power.qos) {
+		ret = apply_constraint(req, PM_QOS_REMOVE_REQ,
+				       PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
+		memset(req, 0, sizeof(*req));
+	} else {
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+	}
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_pm_qos_update_request);
 
 /**
  * dev_pm_qos_remove_request - modifies an existing qos request
@@ -418,26 +438,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_pm_qos_update_request);
  */
 int dev_pm_qos_remove_request(struct dev_pm_qos_request *req)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	if (!req) /*guard against callers passing in null */
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (WARN(!dev_pm_qos_request_active(req),
-		 "%s() called for unknown object\n", __func__))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev_pm_qos_mtx);
-
-	if (req->dev->power.qos) {
-		ret = apply_constraint(req, PM_QOS_REMOVE_REQ,
-				       PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
-		memset(req, 0, sizeof(*req));
-	} else {
-		/* Return if the device has been removed */
-		ret = -ENODEV;
-	}
-
+	ret = __dev_pm_qos_remove_request(req);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_pm_qos_mtx);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -563,16 +567,20 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_pm_qos_add_ancestor_request);
 static void __dev_pm_qos_drop_user_request(struct device *dev,
 					   enum dev_pm_qos_req_type type)
 {
+	struct dev_pm_qos_request *req = NULL;
+
 	switch(type) {
 	case DEV_PM_QOS_LATENCY:
-		dev_pm_qos_remove_request(dev->power.qos->latency_req);
+		req = dev->power.qos->latency_req;
 		dev->power.qos->latency_req = NULL;
 		break;
 	case DEV_PM_QOS_FLAGS:
-		dev_pm_qos_remove_request(dev->power.qos->flags_req);
+		req = dev->power.qos->flags_req;
 		dev->power.qos->flags_req = NULL;
 		break;
 	}
+	__dev_pm_qos_remove_request(req);
+	kfree(req);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -588,22 +596,36 @@ int dev_pm_qos_expose_latency_limit(struct device *dev, s32 value)
 	if (!device_is_registered(dev) || value < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (dev->power.qos && dev->power.qos->latency_req)
-		return -EEXIST;
-
 	req = kzalloc(sizeof(*req), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!req)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ret = dev_pm_qos_add_request(dev, req, DEV_PM_QOS_LATENCY, value);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kfree(req);
 		return ret;
+	}
+
+	mutex_lock(&dev_pm_qos_mtx);
+
+	if (!dev->power.qos)
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+	else if (dev->power.qos->latency_req)
+		ret = -EEXIST;
+
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		__dev_pm_qos_remove_request(req);
+		kfree(req);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	dev->power.qos->latency_req = req;
 	ret = pm_qos_sysfs_add_latency(dev);
 	if (ret)
 		__dev_pm_qos_drop_user_request(dev, DEV_PM_QOS_LATENCY);
 
+ out:
+	mutex_unlock(&dev_pm_qos_mtx);
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_pm_qos_expose_latency_limit);
@@ -614,10 +636,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_pm_qos_expose_latency_limit);
  */
 void dev_pm_qos_hide_latency_limit(struct device *dev)
 {
+	mutex_lock(&dev_pm_qos_mtx);
+
 	if (dev->power.qos && dev->power.qos->latency_req) {
 		pm_qos_sysfs_remove_latency(dev);
 		__dev_pm_qos_drop_user_request(dev, DEV_PM_QOS_LATENCY);
 	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&dev_pm_qos_mtx);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_pm_qos_hide_latency_limit);
 
@@ -634,24 +660,37 @@ int dev_pm_qos_expose_flags(struct device *dev, s32 val)
 	if (!device_is_registered(dev))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (dev->power.qos && dev->power.qos->flags_req)
-		return -EEXIST;
-
 	req = kzalloc(sizeof(*req), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!req)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
 	ret = dev_pm_qos_add_request(dev, req, DEV_PM_QOS_FLAGS, val);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto fail;
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kfree(req);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
+	mutex_lock(&dev_pm_qos_mtx);
+
+	if (!dev->power.qos)
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+	else if (dev->power.qos->flags_req)
+		ret = -EEXIST;
+
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		__dev_pm_qos_remove_request(req);
+		kfree(req);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	dev->power.qos->flags_req = req;
 	ret = pm_qos_sysfs_add_flags(dev);
 	if (ret)
 		__dev_pm_qos_drop_user_request(dev, DEV_PM_QOS_FLAGS);
 
-fail:
+ out:
+	mutex_unlock(&dev_pm_qos_mtx);
 	pm_runtime_put(dev);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -663,12 +702,16 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_pm_qos_expose_flags);
  */
 void dev_pm_qos_hide_flags(struct device *dev)
 {
+	pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
+	mutex_lock(&dev_pm_qos_mtx);
+
 	if (dev->power.qos && dev->power.qos->flags_req) {
 		pm_qos_sysfs_remove_flags(dev);
-		pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
 		__dev_pm_qos_drop_user_request(dev, DEV_PM_QOS_FLAGS);
-		pm_runtime_put(dev);
 	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&dev_pm_qos_mtx);
+	pm_runtime_put(dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_pm_qos_hide_flags);
 
@@ -683,12 +726,14 @@ int dev_pm_qos_update_flags(struct device *dev, s32 mask, bool set)
 	s32 value;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!dev->power.qos || !dev->power.qos->flags_req)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
 	mutex_lock(&dev_pm_qos_mtx);
 
+	if (!dev->power.qos || !dev->power.qos->flags_req) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	value = dev_pm_qos_requested_flags(dev);
 	if (set)
 		value |= mask;
@@ -697,9 +742,9 @@ int dev_pm_qos_update_flags(struct device *dev, s32 mask, bool set)
 
 	ret = __dev_pm_qos_update_request(dev->power.qos->flags_req, value);
 
+ out:
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_pm_qos_mtx);
 	pm_runtime_put(dev);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_PM_RUNTIME */