diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c b/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c
index 48af00659e19..e9b2c23ed171 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c
@@ -1612,6 +1612,8 @@ int dw_i3c_common_probe(struct dw_i3c_master *master,
 	spin_lock_init(&master->xferqueue.lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&master->xferqueue.list);
 
+	spin_lock_init(&master->devs_lock);
+
 	writel(INTR_ALL, master->regs + INTR_STATUS);
 	irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, irq,