diff --git a/include/libcamera/base/mutex.h b/include/libcamera/base/mutex.h
index 2d23e49e..c4a5f791 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/base/mutex.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/base/mutex.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class LIBCAMERA_TSA_SCOPED_CAPABILITY MutexLocker final
 {
 public:
 	explicit MutexLocker(Mutex &mutex) LIBCAMERA_TSA_ACQUIRE(mutex)
-		: lock_(mutex.mutex_)
+		: lock_(mutex.mutex_, std::try_to_lock)
 	{
 	}