diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-lp5521.c b/drivers/leds/leds-lp5521.c
index 05188351711d2d80f5ac8cd0a006159b732b2c90..a97263e902ffc6b927db6b935cb290902909f21e 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-lp5521.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-lp5521.c
@@ -244,18 +244,12 @@ static int lp5521_update_program_memory(struct lp55xx_chip *chip,
 	if (i % 2)
 		goto err;
 
-	mutex_lock(&chip->lock);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < LP5521_PROGRAM_LENGTH; i++) {
 		ret = lp55xx_write(chip, addr[idx] + i, pattern[i]);
-		if (ret) {
-			mutex_unlock(&chip->lock);
+		if (ret)
 			return -EINVAL;
-		}
 	}
 
-	mutex_unlock(&chip->lock);
-
 	return size;
 
 err:
@@ -427,15 +421,17 @@ static ssize_t store_engine_load(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct lp55xx_led *led = i2c_get_clientdata(to_i2c_client(dev));
 	struct lp55xx_chip *chip = led->chip;
+	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&chip->lock);
 
 	chip->engine_idx = nr;
 	lp5521_load_engine(chip);
+	ret = lp5521_update_program_memory(chip, buf, len);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&chip->lock);
 
-	return lp5521_update_program_memory(chip, buf, len);
+	return ret;
 }
 store_load(1)
 store_load(2)
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-lp5523.c b/drivers/leds/leds-lp5523.c
index 6b553d9f4266d570eec78a2180eee9b56194d62c..fd9ab5f61441c50716620138bf55b175c2ac1045 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-lp5523.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-lp5523.c
@@ -337,18 +337,12 @@ static int lp5523_update_program_memory(struct lp55xx_chip *chip,
 	if (i % 2)
 		goto err;
 
-	mutex_lock(&chip->lock);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < LP5523_PROGRAM_LENGTH; i++) {
 		ret = lp55xx_write(chip, LP5523_REG_PROG_MEM + i, pattern[i]);
-		if (ret) {
-			mutex_unlock(&chip->lock);
+		if (ret)
 			return -EINVAL;
-		}
 	}
 
-	mutex_unlock(&chip->lock);
-
 	return size;
 
 err:
@@ -548,15 +542,17 @@ static ssize_t store_engine_load(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct lp55xx_led *led = i2c_get_clientdata(to_i2c_client(dev));
 	struct lp55xx_chip *chip = led->chip;
+	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&chip->lock);
 
 	chip->engine_idx = nr;
 	lp5523_load_engine_and_select_page(chip);
+	ret = lp5523_update_program_memory(chip, buf, len);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&chip->lock);
 
-	return lp5523_update_program_memory(chip, buf, len);
+	return ret;
 }
 store_load(1)
 store_load(2)