diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvkm/core/client.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvkm/core/client.h
index 0d9fc741a719..932c9fd0b2d8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvkm/core/client.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvkm/core/client.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ struct nvkm_client {
 	u32 debug;
 
 	struct rb_root objroot;
+	spinlock_t obj_lock;
 
 	void *data;
 	int (*event)(u64 token, void *argv, u32 argc);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/core/client.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/core/client.c
index ebdeb8eb9e77..c55662937ab2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/core/client.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/core/client.c
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ nvkm_client_new(const char *name, u64 device, const char *cfg, const char *dbg,
 	client->device = device;
 	client->debug = nvkm_dbgopt(dbg, "CLIENT");
 	client->objroot = RB_ROOT;
+	spin_lock_init(&client->obj_lock);
 	client->event = event;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&client->umem);
 	spin_lock_init(&client->lock);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/core/object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/core/object.c
index 7c554c14e884..aea3ba72027a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/core/object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/core/object.c
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ nvkm_object_search(struct nvkm_client *client, u64 handle,
 		   const struct nvkm_object_func *func)
 {
 	struct nvkm_object *object;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (handle) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&client->obj_lock, flags);
 		struct rb_node *node = client->objroot.rb_node;
 		while (node) {
 			object = rb_entry(node, typeof(*object), node);
@@ -40,9 +42,12 @@ nvkm_object_search(struct nvkm_client *client, u64 handle,
 			else
 			if (handle > object->object)
 				node = node->rb_right;
-			else
+			else {
+				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&client->obj_lock, flags);
 				goto done;
+			}
 		}
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&client->obj_lock, flags);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 	} else {
 		object = &client->object;
@@ -57,30 +62,39 @@ nvkm_object_search(struct nvkm_client *client, u64 handle,
 void
 nvkm_object_remove(struct nvkm_object *object)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&object->client->obj_lock, flags);
 	if (!RB_EMPTY_NODE(&object->node))
 		rb_erase(&object->node, &object->client->objroot);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->client->obj_lock, flags);
 }
 
 bool
 nvkm_object_insert(struct nvkm_object *object)
 {
-	struct rb_node **ptr = &object->client->objroot.rb_node;
+	struct rb_node **ptr;
 	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&object->client->obj_lock, flags);
+	ptr = &object->client->objroot.rb_node;
 	while (*ptr) {
 		struct nvkm_object *this = rb_entry(*ptr, typeof(*this), node);
 		parent = *ptr;
-		if (object->object < this->object)
+		if (object->object < this->object) {
 			ptr = &parent->rb_left;
-		else
-		if (object->object > this->object)
+		} else if (object->object > this->object) {
 			ptr = &parent->rb_right;
-		else
+		} else {
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->client->obj_lock, flags);
 			return false;
+		}
 	}
 
 	rb_link_node(&object->node, parent, ptr);
 	rb_insert_color(&object->node, &object->client->objroot);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&object->client->obj_lock, flags);
 	return true;
 }