diff --git a/recovery_ui/include/recovery_ui/ui.h b/recovery_ui/include/recovery_ui/ui.h
index d2ebad2..a95f935 100644
--- a/recovery_ui/include/recovery_ui/ui.h
+++ b/recovery_ui/include/recovery_ui/ui.h
@@ -236,13 +236,16 @@
   std::condition_variable key_queue_cond;
   bool key_interrupted_;
   int key_queue[256], key_queue_len;
-  char key_pressed[KEY_MAX + 1];  // under key_queue_mutex
-  int key_last_down;              // under key_queue_mutex
-  bool key_long_press;            // under key_queue_mutex
-  int key_down_count;             // under key_queue_mutex
-  bool enable_reboot;             // under key_queue_mutex
-  int rel_sum;
 
+  // key press events
+  std::mutex key_press_mutex;
+  char key_pressed[KEY_MAX + 1];
+  int key_last_down;
+  bool key_long_press;
+  int key_down_count;
+  bool enable_reboot;
+
+  int rel_sum;
   int consecutive_power_keys;
 
   bool has_power_key;
diff --git a/recovery_ui/ui.cpp b/recovery_ui/ui.cpp
index 1f1cd18..98c654d 100644
--- a/recovery_ui/ui.cpp
+++ b/recovery_ui/ui.cpp
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
   bool long_press = false;
 
   {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(key_queue_mutex);
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(key_press_mutex);
     key_pressed[key_code] = updown;
     if (updown) {
       ++key_down_count;
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@
   std::this_thread::sleep_for(750ms);  // 750 ms == "long"
   bool long_press = false;
   {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(key_queue_mutex);
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(key_press_mutex);
     if (key_last_down == key_code && key_down_count == count) {
       long_press = key_long_press = true;
     }
@@ -517,13 +517,13 @@
 }
 
 bool RecoveryUI::IsKeyPressed(int key) {
-  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(key_queue_mutex);
+  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(key_press_mutex);
   int pressed = key_pressed[key];
   return pressed;
 }
 
 bool RecoveryUI::IsLongPress() {
-  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(key_queue_mutex);
+  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(key_press_mutex);
   bool result = key_long_press;
   return result;
 }
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@
 
 RecoveryUI::KeyAction RecoveryUI::CheckKey(int key, bool is_long_press) {
   {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(key_queue_mutex);
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(key_press_mutex);
     key_long_press = false;
   }
 
@@ -590,6 +590,6 @@
 void RecoveryUI::KeyLongPress(int) {}
 
 void RecoveryUI::SetEnableReboot(bool enabled) {
-  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(key_queue_mutex);
+  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(key_press_mutex);
   enable_reboot = enabled;
 }