diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs
index 425c7f5c715af6e3eb5678746c52669d332af481..2000c2b4c36dc300a8d271ccfde6b67778317144 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use crate::{
     error::from_err_ptr,
     error::Result,
     types::{ARef, AlwaysRefCounted, ForeignOwnable, Opaque},
+    sync::*,
 };
 use core::{
     ffi::c_void,
@@ -161,6 +162,12 @@ impl<T: drm::drv::Driver> Device<T> {
         unsafe { <T::Data as ForeignOwnable>::from_foreign(drm.raw_data()) };
     }
 
+    /// Returns a reference to the `event` spinlock
+    pub(crate) fn event_lock(&self) -> &SpinLockIrq<()> {
+        // SAFETY: `event_lock` is initialized for as long as `self` is exposed to users
+        unsafe { SpinLockIrq::from_raw(&mut (*self.as_raw()).event_lock) }
+    }
+
     pub(crate) const fn has_kms() -> bool {
         <T::Kms as KmsImplPrivate>::MODE_CONFIG_OPS.is_some()
     }