diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-fimc/fimc-lite-reg.c b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-fimc/fimc-lite-reg.c
index ad63ebf0..962652d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-fimc/fimc-lite-reg.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-fimc/fimc-lite-reg.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 	u32 cfg, intsrc;
 
 	/* Select interrupts to be enabled for each output mode */
-	if (dev->out_path == FIMC_IO_DMA) {
+	if (atomic_read(&dev->out_path) == FIMC_IO_DMA) {
 		intsrc = FLITE_REG_CIGCTRL_IRQ_OVFEN |
 			 FLITE_REG_CIGCTRL_IRQ_LASTEN |
 			 FLITE_REG_CIGCTRL_IRQ_STARTEN;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-fimc/fimc-lite.c b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-fimc/fimc-lite.c
index fe6cd0c..ef3989f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-fimc/fimc-lite.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-fimc/fimc-lite.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@
 		wake_up(&fimc->irq_queue);
 	}
 
-	if (fimc->out_path != FIMC_IO_DMA)
+	if (atomic_read(&fimc->out_path) != FIMC_IO_DMA)
 		goto done;
 
 	if ((intsrc & FLITE_REG_CISTATUS_IRQ_SRC_FRMSTART) &&
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@
 	mutex_lock(&me->parent->graph_mutex);
 
 	mutex_lock(&fimc->lock);
-	if (fimc->out_path != FIMC_IO_DMA) {
+	if (atomic_read(&fimc->out_path) != FIMC_IO_DMA) {
 		ret = -EBUSY;
 		goto done;
 	}
@@ -479,7 +479,8 @@
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto done;
 
-	if (++fimc->ref_count == 1 && fimc->out_path == FIMC_IO_DMA) {
+	if (++fimc->ref_count == 1 &&
+	    atomic_read(&fimc->out_path) == FIMC_IO_DMA) {
 		ret = fimc_pipeline_call(fimc, open, &fimc->pipeline,
 					 &fimc->vfd.entity, true);
 		if (ret < 0) {
@@ -504,7 +505,8 @@
 
 	mutex_lock(&fimc->lock);
 
-	if (--fimc->ref_count == 0 && fimc->out_path == FIMC_IO_DMA) {
+	if (--fimc->ref_count == 0 &&
+	    atomic_read(&fimc->out_path) == FIMC_IO_DMA) {
 		clear_bit(ST_FLITE_IN_USE, &fimc->state);
 		fimc_lite_stop_capture(fimc, false);
 		fimc_pipeline_call(fimc, close, &fimc->pipeline);
@@ -1034,18 +1036,18 @@
 
 	case FLITE_SD_PAD_SOURCE_DMA:
 		if (!(flags & MEDIA_LNK_FL_ENABLED))
-			fimc->out_path = FIMC_IO_NONE;
+			atomic_set(&fimc->out_path, FIMC_IO_NONE);
 		else if (remote_ent_type == MEDIA_ENT_T_DEVNODE)
-			fimc->out_path = FIMC_IO_DMA;
+			atomic_set(&fimc->out_path, FIMC_IO_DMA);
 		else
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 		break;
 
 	case FLITE_SD_PAD_SOURCE_ISP:
 		if (!(flags & MEDIA_LNK_FL_ENABLED))
-			fimc->out_path = FIMC_IO_NONE;
+			atomic_set(&fimc->out_path, FIMC_IO_NONE);
 		else if (remote_ent_type == MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV)
-			fimc->out_path = FIMC_IO_ISP;
+			atomic_set(&fimc->out_path, FIMC_IO_ISP);
 		else
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 		break;
@@ -1054,6 +1056,7 @@
 		v4l2_err(sd, "Invalid pad index\n");
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
+	mb();
 
 	mutex_unlock(&fimc->lock);
 	return ret;
@@ -1123,8 +1126,10 @@
 	mf->colorspace = V4L2_COLORSPACE_JPEG;
 	mutex_lock(&fimc->lock);
 
-	if ((fimc->out_path == FIMC_IO_ISP && sd->entity.stream_count > 0) ||
-	    (fimc->out_path == FIMC_IO_DMA && vb2_is_busy(&fimc->vb_queue))) {
+	if ((atomic_read(&fimc->out_path) == FIMC_IO_ISP &&
+	    sd->entity.stream_count > 0) ||
+	    (atomic_read(&fimc->out_path) == FIMC_IO_DMA &&
+	    vb2_is_busy(&fimc->vb_queue))) {
 		mutex_unlock(&fimc->lock);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
@@ -1247,12 +1252,10 @@
 	 */
 	fimc->sensor = __find_remote_sensor(&sd->entity);
 
-	mutex_lock(&fimc->lock);
-	if (fimc->out_path != FIMC_IO_ISP) {
-		mutex_unlock(&fimc->lock);
+	if (atomic_read(&fimc->out_path) != FIMC_IO_ISP)
 		return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
-	}
 
+	mutex_lock(&fimc->lock);
 	if (on) {
 		flite_hw_reset(fimc);
 		ret = fimc_lite_hw_init(fimc, true);
@@ -1298,7 +1301,7 @@
 	memset(vfd, 0, sizeof(*vfd));
 
 	fimc->fmt = &fimc_lite_formats[0];
-	fimc->out_path = FIMC_IO_DMA;
+	atomic_set(&fimc->out_path, FIMC_IO_DMA);
 
 	snprintf(vfd->name, sizeof(vfd->name), "fimc-lite.%d.capture",
 		 fimc->index);
@@ -1589,7 +1592,7 @@
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fimc->active_buf_q);
 	fimc_pipeline_call(fimc, open, &fimc->pipeline,
 			   &fimc->vfd.entity, false);
-	fimc_lite_hw_init(fimc, fimc->out_path == FIMC_IO_ISP);
+	fimc_lite_hw_init(fimc, atomic_read(&fimc->out_path) == FIMC_IO_ISP);
 	clear_bit(ST_FLITE_SUSPENDED, &fimc->state);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < fimc->reqbufs_count; i++) {
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-fimc/fimc-lite.h b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-fimc/fimc-lite.h
index 4576922..7085761 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-fimc/fimc-lite.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-fimc/fimc-lite.h
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 	unsigned long		payload[FLITE_MAX_PLANES];
 	struct flite_frame	inp_frame;
 	struct flite_frame	out_frame;
-	enum fimc_datapath	out_path;
+	atomic_t		out_path;
 	unsigned int		source_subdev_grp_id;
 
 	unsigned long		state;