diff --git a/repos/libports/include/lwip/genode_init.h b/repos/libports/include/lwip/genode_init.h
index e315e9f431..2b20729b00 100644
--- a/repos/libports/include/lwip/genode_init.h
+++ b/repos/libports/include/lwip/genode_init.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 namespace Lwip {
 	void genode_init(Genode::Allocator &heap, Genode::Timeout_scheduler &timer);
 
-	Genode::Lock &lock();
+	Genode::Mutex &mutex();
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/repos/libports/include/lwip/nic_netif.h b/repos/libports/include/lwip/nic_netif.h
index b6579bbfdb..5a57af2ecc 100644
--- a/repos/libports/include/lwip/nic_netif.h
+++ b/repos/libports/include/lwip/nic_netif.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class Lwip::Nic_netif
 
 		void handle_rx_packets()
 		{
-			Genode::Lock::Guard g { Lwip::lock() };
+			Genode::Mutex::Guard guard { Lwip::mutex() };
 			auto &rx = *_nic.rx();
 
 			while (rx.packet_avail() && rx.ready_to_ack()) {
diff --git a/repos/libports/src/lib/lwip/platform/printf.cc b/repos/libports/src/lib/lwip/platform/printf.cc
index da5026ada4..38d93d694b 100644
--- a/repos/libports/src/lib/lwip/platform/printf.cc
+++ b/repos/libports/src/lib/lwip/platform/printf.cc
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 /* Genode includes */
 #include <base/snprintf.h>
-#include <base/lock.h>
 #include <base/env.h>
 
 extern "C" {
diff --git a/repos/libports/src/lib/lwip/platform/sys_arch.cc b/repos/libports/src/lib/lwip/platform/sys_arch.cc
index 2963b14804..03e26d3206 100644
--- a/repos/libports/src/lib/lwip/platform/sys_arch.cc
+++ b/repos/libports/src/lib/lwip/platform/sys_arch.cc
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace Lwip {
 	{
 		void check_timeouts(Genode::Duration)
 		{
-			Genode::Lock::Guard g{ Lwip::lock() };
+			Genode::Mutex::Guard guard { Lwip::mutex() };
 			sys_check_timeouts();
 		}
 
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ namespace Lwip {
 		lwip_init();
 	}
 
-	Genode::Lock &lock()
+	Genode::Mutex &mutex()
 	{
-		static Genode::Lock _lwip_lock;
-		return _lwip_lock;
+		static Genode::Mutex _lwip_mutex;
+		return _lwip_mutex;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/lwip/vfs.cc b/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/lwip/vfs.cc
index 0aeef5662b..7b0e000e36 100644
--- a/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/lwip/vfs.cc
+++ b/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/lwip/vfs.cc
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ class Lwip::Udp_socket_dir final :
 		                 char *dst, file_size count,
 		                 file_size &out_count) override
 		{
-			Genode::Lock::Guard g { Lwip::lock() };
+			Genode::Mutex::Guard guard { Lwip::mutex() };
 			Read_result result = Read_result::READ_ERR_INVALID;
 
 			switch(handle.kind) {
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ class Lwip::Udp_socket_dir final :
 		                   char const *src, file_size count,
 		                   file_size &out_count) override
 		{
-			Genode::Lock::Guard g { Lwip::lock() };
+			Genode::Mutex::Guard g { Lwip::mutex() };
 
 			switch(handle.kind) {
 
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ class Lwip::Tcp_socket_dir final :
 		                 char *dst, file_size count,
 		                 file_size &out_count) override
 		{
-			Genode::Lock::Guard g { Lwip::lock() };
+			Genode::Mutex::Guard g { Lwip::mutex() };
 
 			switch(handle.kind) {
 
@@ -1377,9 +1377,9 @@ class Lwip::Tcp_socket_dir final :
 
 					handle.kind = Lwip_file_handle::LOCATION;
 					/* read the location of the new socket directory */
-					Lwip::lock().unlock();
+					Lwip::mutex().release();
 					Read_result result = handle.read(dst, count, out_count);
-					Lwip::lock().lock();
+					Lwip::mutex().acquire();
 
 					return result;
 				}
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@ class Lwip::Tcp_socket_dir final :
 		                   char const *src, file_size count,
 		                   file_size &out_count) override
 		{
-			Genode::Lock::Guard g { Lwip::lock() };
+			Genode::Mutex::Guard guard { Lwip::mutex() };
 			if (_pcb == NULL) {
 				/* socket is closed */
 				return Write_result::WRITE_ERR_IO;