diff --git a/drivers/analog/adc.c b/drivers/analog/adc.c
index 86dc64e594e79..7b2c77d6e0a62 100644
--- a/drivers/analog/adc.c
+++ b/drivers/analog/adc.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static int adc_open(FAR struct file *filep)
    * finished.
    */
 
-  ret = nxmutex_lock(&dev->ad_closelock);
+  ret = nxmutex_lock(&dev->ad_lock);
   if (ret >= 0)
     {
       /* Increment the count of references to the device.  If this is the
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static int adc_open(FAR struct file *filep)
           dev->ad_ocount = tmp;
         }
 
-      nxmutex_unlock(&dev->ad_closelock);
+      nxmutex_unlock(&dev->ad_lock);
     }
 
   return ret;
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static int adc_close(FAR struct file *filep)
   irqstate_t            flags;
   int                   ret;
 
-  ret = nxmutex_lock(&dev->ad_closelock);
+  ret = nxmutex_lock(&dev->ad_lock);
   if (ret >= 0)
     {
       /* Decrement the references to the driver.  If the reference count will
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static int adc_close(FAR struct file *filep)
       if (dev->ad_ocount > 1)
         {
           dev->ad_ocount--;
-          nxmutex_unlock(&dev->ad_closelock);
+          nxmutex_unlock(&dev->ad_lock);
         }
       else
         {
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static int adc_close(FAR struct file *filep)
           dev->ad_ops->ao_shutdown(dev);       /* Disable the ADC */
           leave_critical_section(flags);
 
-          nxmutex_unlock(&dev->ad_closelock);
+          nxmutex_unlock(&dev->ad_lock);
         }
     }
 
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ static ssize_t adc_read(FAR struct file *filep, FAR char *buffer,
   FAR struct adc_dev_s  *dev   = inode->i_private;
   FAR struct adc_fifo_s *fifo  = &dev->ad_recv;
   size_t                nread;
-  irqstate_t            flags;
   int                   ret    = 0;
   int                   msglen;
 
@@ -273,7 +272,13 @@ static ssize_t adc_read(FAR struct file *filep, FAR char *buffer,
     {
       /* Interrupts must be disabled while accessing the fifo FIFO */
 
-      flags = enter_critical_section();
+      ret = nxmutex_lock(&dev->ad_lock);
+
+      if (ret < 0)
+        {
+          return ret;
+        }
+
       while (fifo->af_head == fifo->af_tail)
         {
           /* Check if there was an overrun, if set we need to return EIO */
@@ -412,7 +417,7 @@ static ssize_t adc_read(FAR struct file *filep, FAR char *buffer,
       ret = nread;
 
 return_with_irqdisabled:
-      leave_critical_section(flags);
+      nxmutex_unlock(&dev->ad_lock);
     }
 
   ainfo("Returning: %d\n", ret);
@@ -754,7 +759,7 @@ int adc_register(FAR const char *path, FAR struct adc_dev_s *dev)
   /* Initialize semaphores & mutex */
 
   nxsem_init(&dev->ad_recv.af_sem, 0, 0);
-  nxmutex_init(&dev->ad_closelock);
+  nxmutex_init(&dev->ad_lock);
 
   /* Reset the ADC hardware */
 
@@ -812,7 +817,7 @@ int adc_register(FAR const char *path, FAR struct adc_dev_s *dev)
         }
 
       nxsem_destroy(&dev->ad_recv.af_sem);
-      nxmutex_destroy(&dev->ad_closelock);
+      nxmutex_destroy(&dev->ad_lock);
       return ret;
     }
 
diff --git a/include/nuttx/analog/adc.h b/include/nuttx/analog/adc.h
index 9a790478d0f92..49faffd0d4435 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/analog/adc.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/analog/adc.h
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ struct adc_dev_s
 
   uint8_t                     ad_ocount;     /* The number of times the device has been opened */
   uint8_t                     ad_nrxwaiters; /* Number of threads waiting to enqueue a message */
-  mutex_t                     ad_closelock;  /* Locks out new opens while close is in progress */
+  mutex_t                     ad_lock;       /* Locks use in adc open、close and read */
   sem_t                       ad_recvsem;    /* Used to wakeup user waiting for space in ad_recv.buffer */
   struct adc_fifo_s           ad_recv;       /* Describes receive FIFO */
   bool                        ad_isovr;      /* Flag to indicate an ADC overrun */