diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_shader.c b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_shader.c
index f366332c303..bbe27ce4dbb 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_shader.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_shader.c
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ struct ir3_shader_variant *
 ir3_shader_get_variant(struct ir3_shader *shader, struct ir3_shader_key *key,
 		bool binning_pass, bool *created)
 {
+	mtx_lock(&shader->variants_lock);
 	struct ir3_shader_variant *v =
 			shader_variant(shader, key, created);
 
@@ -247,8 +248,10 @@ ir3_shader_get_variant(struct ir3_shader *shader, struct ir3_shader_key *key,
 			v->binning = create_variant(shader, key, true);
 			*created = true;
 		}
+		mtx_unlock(&shader->variants_lock);
 		return v->binning;
 	}
+	mtx_unlock(&shader->variants_lock);
 
 	return v;
 }
@@ -264,6 +267,7 @@ ir3_shader_destroy(struct ir3_shader *shader)
 	}
 	free(shader->const_state.immediates);
 	ralloc_free(shader->nir);
+	mtx_destroy(&shader->variants_lock);
 	free(shader);
 }
 
@@ -272,6 +276,7 @@ ir3_shader_from_nir(struct ir3_compiler *compiler, nir_shader *nir)
 {
 	struct ir3_shader *shader = CALLOC_STRUCT(ir3_shader);
 
+	mtx_init(&shader->variants_lock, mtx_plain);
 	shader->compiler = compiler;
 	shader->id = ++shader->compiler->shader_count;
 	shader->type = nir->info.stage;
diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_shader.h b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_shader.h
index b3291896f4d..77e40a71b5c 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_shader.h
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_shader.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#include "c11/threads.h"
 #include "compiler/shader_enums.h"
 #include "compiler/nir/nir.h"
 #include "util/bitscan.h"
@@ -544,6 +545,7 @@ struct ir3_shader {
 	struct ir3_stream_output_info stream_output;
 
 	struct ir3_shader_variant *variants;
+	mtx_t variants_lock;
 };
 
 void * ir3_shader_assemble(struct ir3_shader_variant *v, uint32_t gpu_id);