diff --git a/src/libcamera/base/log.cpp b/src/libcamera/base/log.cpp
index 55fbd7b0..c8045ef7 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/base/log.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/base/log.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <libcamera/logging.h>
 
 #include <libcamera/base/backtrace.h>
+#include <libcamera/base/mutex.h>
 #include <libcamera/base/thread.h>
 #include <libcamera/base/utils.h>
 
@@ -788,6 +789,8 @@ LogCategory *Logger::findCategory(const char *name) const
  */
 LogCategory *LogCategory::create(const char *name)
 {
+	static Mutex mutex_;
+	MutexLocker locker(mutex_);
 	LogCategory *category = Logger::instance()->findCategory(name);
 
 	if (!category) {