diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs
index 27202beef90c..b482f34bf0ce 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs
@@ -251,7 +251,10 @@ impl<T: ?Sized, B: Backend> core::ops::Deref for Guard<'_, T, B> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: ?Sized, B: Backend> core::ops::DerefMut for Guard<'_, T, B> {
+impl<T: ?Sized, B: Backend> core::ops::DerefMut for Guard<'_, T, B>
+where
+    T: Unpin,
+{
     fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
         // SAFETY: The caller owns the lock, so it is safe to deref the protected data.
         unsafe { &mut *self.lock.data.get() }
diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/lock/global.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/lock/global.rs
index d65f94b5caf2..38b448032799 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync/lock/global.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync/lock/global.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,10 @@ impl<B: GlobalLockBackend> core::ops::Deref for GlobalGuard<B> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<B: GlobalLockBackend> core::ops::DerefMut for GlobalGuard<B> {
+impl<B: GlobalLockBackend> core::ops::DerefMut for GlobalGuard<B>
+where
+    B::Item: Unpin,
+{
     fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
         &mut self.inner
     }