diff --git a/nouveau/nouveau.c b/nouveau/nouveau.c
index ee7893b..72c31cf 100644
--- a/nouveau/nouveau.c
+++ b/nouveau/nouveau.c
@@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ nouveau_device_wrap(int fd, int close, struct nouveau_device **pdev)
 
 	if (!nvdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	ret = pthread_mutex_init(&nvdev->lock, NULL);
+	if (ret) {
+		free(nvdev);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	nvdev->base.fd = fd;
 
 	ver = drmGetVersion(fd);
@@ -161,6 +167,7 @@ nouveau_device_del(struct nouveau_device **pdev)
 		if (nvdev->close)
 			drmClose(nvdev->base.fd);
 		free(nvdev->client);
+		pthread_mutex_destroy(&nvdev->lock);
 		free(nvdev);
 		*pdev = NULL;
 	}
@@ -191,6 +198,8 @@ nouveau_client_new(struct nouveau_device *dev, struct nouveau_client **pclient)
 	int id = 0, i, ret = -ENOMEM;
 	uint32_t *clients;
 
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&nvdev->lock);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < nvdev->nr_client; i++) {
 		id = ffs(nvdev->client[i]) - 1;
 		if (id >= 0)
@@ -199,7 +208,7 @@ nouveau_client_new(struct nouveau_device *dev, struct nouveau_client **pclient)
 
 	clients = realloc(nvdev->client, sizeof(uint32_t) * (i + 1));
 	if (!clients)
-		return ret;
+		goto unlock;
 	nvdev->client = clients;
 	nvdev->client[i] = 0;
 	nvdev->nr_client++;
@@ -214,6 +223,9 @@ out:
 	}
 
 	*pclient = &pcli->base;
+
+unlock:
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&nvdev->lock);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -225,7 +237,9 @@ nouveau_client_del(struct nouveau_client **pclient)
 	if (pcli) {
 		int id = pcli->base.id;
 		nvdev = nouveau_device(pcli->base.device);
+		pthread_mutex_lock(&nvdev->lock);
 		nvdev->client[id / 32] &= ~(1 << (id % 32));
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&nvdev->lock);
 		free(pcli->kref);
 		free(pcli);
 	}
@@ -331,9 +345,12 @@ nouveau_object_find(struct nouveau_object *obj, uint32_t pclass)
 static void
 nouveau_bo_del(struct nouveau_bo *bo)
 {
+	struct nouveau_device_priv *nvdev = nouveau_device(bo->device);
 	struct nouveau_bo_priv *nvbo = nouveau_bo(bo);
 	struct drm_gem_close req = { bo->handle };
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&nvdev->lock);
 	DRMLISTDEL(&nvbo->head);
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&nvdev->lock);
 	if (bo->map)
 		munmap(bo->map, bo->size);
 	drmIoctl(bo->device->fd, DRM_IOCTL_GEM_CLOSE, &req);
@@ -363,7 +380,9 @@ nouveau_bo_new(struct nouveau_device *dev, uint32_t flags, uint32_t align,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&nvdev->lock);
 	DRMLISTADD(&nvbo->head, &nvdev->bo_list);
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&nvdev->lock);
 
 	*pbo = bo;
 	return 0;
@@ -378,13 +397,16 @@ nouveau_bo_wrap(struct nouveau_device *dev, uint32_t handle,
 	struct nouveau_bo_priv *nvbo;
 	int ret;
 
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&nvdev->lock);
 	DRMLISTFOREACHENTRY(nvbo, &nvdev->bo_list, head) {
 		if (nvbo->base.handle == handle) {
+			pthread_mutex_unlock(&nvdev->lock);
 			*pbo = NULL;
 			nouveau_bo_ref(&nvbo->base, pbo);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&nvdev->lock);
 
 	ret = drmCommandWriteRead(dev->fd, DRM_NOUVEAU_GEM_INFO,
 				  &req, sizeof(req));
@@ -396,7 +418,9 @@ nouveau_bo_wrap(struct nouveau_device *dev, uint32_t handle,
 		atomic_set(&nvbo->refcnt, 1);
 		nvbo->base.device = dev;
 		abi16_bo_info(&nvbo->base, &req);
+		pthread_mutex_lock(&nvdev->lock);
 		DRMLISTADD(&nvbo->head, &nvdev->bo_list);
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&nvdev->lock);
 		*pbo = &nvbo->base;
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -413,13 +437,16 @@ nouveau_bo_name_ref(struct nouveau_device *dev, uint32_t name,
 	struct drm_gem_open req = { .name = name };
 	int ret;
 
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&nvdev->lock);
 	DRMLISTFOREACHENTRY(nvbo, &nvdev->bo_list, head) {
 		if (nvbo->name == name) {
+			pthread_mutex_unlock(&nvdev->lock);
 			*pbo = NULL;
 			nouveau_bo_ref(&nvbo->base, pbo);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&nvdev->lock);
 
 	ret = drmIoctl(dev->fd, DRM_IOCTL_GEM_OPEN, &req);
 	if (ret == 0) {
diff --git a/nouveau/private.h b/nouveau/private.h
index 60714b8..4f337ad 100644
--- a/nouveau/private.h
+++ b/nouveau/private.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <xf86drm.h>
 #include <xf86atomic.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
 #include "nouveau_drm.h"
 
 #include "nouveau.h"
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ nouveau_bo(struct nouveau_bo *bo)
 struct nouveau_device_priv {
 	struct nouveau_device base;
 	int close;
-	atomic_t lock;
+	pthread_mutex_t lock;
 	struct nouveau_list bo_list;
 	uint32_t *client;
 	int nr_client;
