diff --git a/kernel/socket.h b/kernel/socket.h
index 5683d7e1..45f88a2b 100644
--- a/kernel/socket.h
+++ b/kernel/socket.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "fs/fs.h"
+#include "lock.h"
 #include "ring_buf.h"
 
 typedef struct unix_socket {
@@ -22,8 +23,10 @@ typedef struct unix_socket {
     atomic_bool is_connected;
     file_description* connector_fd;
 
-    ring_buf to_connector_buf;
-    ring_buf to_acceptor_buf;
+    struct mutex_protected_buf {
+        ring_buf ring;
+        mutex lock;
+    } to_connector_buf, to_acceptor_buf;
 
     atomic_bool is_open_for_writing_to_connector;
     atomic_bool is_open_for_writing_to_acceptor;
diff --git a/kernel/unix_socket.c b/kernel/unix_socket.c
index 9d994df0..9866aefd 100644
--- a/kernel/unix_socket.c
+++ b/kernel/unix_socket.c
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 static void unix_socket_destroy_inode(struct inode* inode) {
     unix_socket* socket = (unix_socket*)inode;
-    ring_buf_destroy(&socket->to_connector_buf);
-    ring_buf_destroy(&socket->to_acceptor_buf);
+    ring_buf_destroy(&socket->to_connector_buf.ring);
+    ring_buf_destroy(&socket->to_acceptor_buf.ring);
     kfree(socket);
 }
 
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ static bool is_open_for_reading(file_description* desc) {
                               : socket->is_open_for_writing_to_acceptor;
 }
 
-static ring_buf* buf_to_read(file_description* desc) {
+static struct mutex_protected_buf* buf_to_read(file_description* desc) {
     unix_socket* socket = (unix_socket*)desc->inode;
     return is_connector(desc) ? &socket->to_connector_buf
                               : &socket->to_acceptor_buf;
 }
 
-static ring_buf* buf_to_write(file_description* desc) {
+static struct mutex_protected_buf* buf_to_write(file_description* desc) {
     unix_socket* socket = (unix_socket*)desc->inode;
     return is_connector(desc) ? &socket->to_acceptor_buf
                               : &socket->to_connector_buf;
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ static ring_buf* buf_to_write(file_description* desc) {
 static bool read_should_unblock(file_description* desc) {
     if (!is_open_for_reading(desc))
         return true;
-    ring_buf* buf = buf_to_read(desc);
-    return !ring_buf_is_empty(buf);
+    struct mutex_protected_buf* buf = buf_to_read(desc);
+    return !ring_buf_is_empty(&buf->ring);
 }
 
 static ssize_t unix_socket_read(file_description* desc, void* buffer,
@@ -56,19 +56,19 @@ static ssize_t unix_socket_read(file_description* desc, void* buffer,
     if (!socket->is_connected)
         return -EINVAL;
 
-    ring_buf* buf = buf_to_read(desc);
+    struct mutex_protected_buf* buf = buf_to_read(desc);
     for (;;) {
         int rc = file_description_block(desc, read_should_unblock);
         if (IS_ERR(rc))
             return rc;
 
-        mutex_lock(&socket->lock);
-        if (!ring_buf_is_empty(buf)) {
-            ssize_t nread = ring_buf_read(buf, buffer, count);
-            mutex_unlock(&socket->lock);
+        mutex_lock(&buf->lock);
+        if (!ring_buf_is_empty(&buf->ring)) {
+            ssize_t nread = ring_buf_read(&buf->ring, buffer, count);
+            mutex_unlock(&buf->lock);
             return nread;
         }
-        mutex_unlock(&socket->lock);
+        mutex_unlock(&buf->lock);
 
         if (!is_open_for_reading(desc))
             return 0;
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ static bool write_should_unblock(file_description* desc) {
     } else if (!socket->is_open_for_writing_to_connector) {
         return true;
     }
-    ring_buf* buf = buf_to_write(desc);
-    return !ring_buf_is_full(buf);
+    struct mutex_protected_buf* buf = buf_to_write(desc);
+    return !ring_buf_is_full(&buf->ring);
 }
 
 static ssize_t unix_socket_write(file_description* desc, const void* buffer,
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static ssize_t unix_socket_write(file_description* desc, const void* buffer,
     if (!socket->is_connected)
         return -ENOTCONN;
 
-    ring_buf* buf = buf_to_write(desc);
+    struct mutex_protected_buf* buf = buf_to_write(desc);
     for (;;) {
         int rc = file_description_block(desc, write_should_unblock);
         if (IS_ERR(rc))
@@ -106,13 +106,13 @@ static ssize_t unix_socket_write(file_description* desc, const void* buffer,
             return -EPIPE;
         }
 
-        mutex_lock(&socket->lock);
-        if (!ring_buf_is_full(buf)) {
-            ssize_t nwritten = ring_buf_write(buf, buffer, count);
-            mutex_unlock(&socket->lock);
+        mutex_lock(&buf->lock);
+        if (!ring_buf_is_full(&buf->ring)) {
+            ssize_t nwritten = ring_buf_write(&buf->ring, buffer, count);
+            mutex_unlock(&buf->lock);
             return nwritten;
         }
-        mutex_unlock(&socket->lock);
+        mutex_unlock(&buf->lock);
     }
 }
 
@@ -156,14 +156,14 @@ unix_socket* unix_socket_create(void) {
     socket->is_open_for_writing_to_connector = true;
     socket->is_open_for_writing_to_acceptor = true;
 
-    int rc = ring_buf_init(&socket->to_acceptor_buf, PAGE_SIZE);
+    int rc = ring_buf_init(&socket->to_acceptor_buf.ring, PAGE_SIZE);
     if (IS_ERR(rc)) {
         kfree(socket);
         return ERR_PTR(rc);
     }
-    rc = ring_buf_init(&socket->to_connector_buf, PAGE_SIZE);
+    rc = ring_buf_init(&socket->to_connector_buf.ring, PAGE_SIZE);
     if (IS_ERR(rc)) {
-        ring_buf_destroy(&socket->to_acceptor_buf);
+        ring_buf_destroy(&socket->to_acceptor_buf.ring);
         kfree(socket);
         return ERR_PTR(rc);
     }