diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_gpu_event.cpp b/src/dxvk/dxvk_gpu_event.cpp
index 55a5004c0..b54303f7d 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_gpu_event.cpp
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_gpu_event.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace dxvk {
   DxvkGpuEventHandle DxvkGpuEventPool::allocEvent() {
     VkEvent event = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
 
-    { std::lock_guard<sync::Spinlock> lock(m_mutex);
+    { std::lock_guard<dxvk::mutex> lock(m_mutex);
       
       if (m_events.size() > 0) {
         event = m_events.back();
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace dxvk {
 
 
   void DxvkGpuEventPool::freeEvent(VkEvent event) {
-    std::lock_guard<sync::Spinlock> lock(m_mutex);
+    std::lock_guard<dxvk::mutex> lock(m_mutex);
     m_events.push_back(event);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_gpu_event.h b/src/dxvk/dxvk_gpu_event.h
index 143ceacfb..d1f4d1b4c 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_gpu_event.h
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_gpu_event.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ namespace dxvk {
   private:
 
     Rc<vk::DeviceFn>     m_vkd;
-    sync::Spinlock       m_mutex;
+    dxvk::mutex          m_mutex;
     std::vector<VkEvent> m_events;
 
   };