diff --git a/src/drivers/atapi/mod.rs b/src/drivers/atapi/mod.rs
index cf31e3e..80c4b32 100644
--- a/src/drivers/atapi/mod.rs
+++ b/src/drivers/atapi/mod.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use core::convert::TryInto;
 
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use spin::Mutex;
+use crate::utils::AsyncMutex;
 use x86_64::instructions::port::Port;
 
 const CD_SECTOR_SIZE: usize = 2048;
@@ -58,15 +59,16 @@ static ATAPI_SIG: [u8; 4] = [
 ];
 
 lazy_static! {
-    pub static ref DRIVE: Mutex<Option<ATABus>> = {
-        Mutex::new(ATABus::discover_atapi_drive())
+    pub static ref DRIVE: AsyncMutex<Option<ATABus>> = {
+        AsyncMutex::new(ATABus::discover_atapi_drive())
     };
 }
 
 
-pub fn init() {
+pub async fn init() {
     println!("Detecting drives");
-    match DRIVE.lock().as_ref() {
+    let guard = DRIVE.lock().await;
+    match guard.as_ref() {
         None => println!("No drive detected :("),
         Some(drive) => {
             let drive_type = match drive.current_drive {
@@ -322,6 +324,7 @@ impl ATABus {
 
 
 pub async fn print_block() {
-    DRIVE.lock().as_mut().unwrap().read_block(500).await;
-    serial_println!("{:x?}", DRIVE.lock().as_mut().unwrap().block);
+    let mut guard = DRIVE.lock().await;
+    guard.as_mut().unwrap().read_block(500).await;
+    serial_println!("{:x?}", guard.as_mut().unwrap().block);
 }
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diff --git a/src/fs/iso/mod.rs b/src/fs/iso/mod.rs
index 19f997a..3b24bd3 100644
--- a/src/fs/iso/mod.rs
+++ b/src/fs/iso/mod.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ use crate::utils::unserialize;
 use iso9660::{IsoPrimVolDesc};
 
 pub async fn init_prim_vol_desc() {
-    let desc_block = DRIVE
+    let mut guard = DRIVE
         .lock()
-        .as_mut()
+        .await;
+    let desc_block = guard.as_mut()
         .unwrap()
         .read_block(iso9660::ISO_PRIM_VOLDESC_BLOCK)
         .await;
diff --git a/src/utils/mutex.rs b/src/utils/mutex.rs
index 6250f71..6802dea 100644
--- a/src/utils/mutex.rs
+++ b/src/utils/mutex.rs
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ use core::cell::UnsafeCell;
 use core::ops::{Deref, DerefMut, Drop};
 use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use core::task::{Context, Poll};
-use alloc::rc::Rc;
+use alloc::sync::Arc;
 
 use futures_util::task::AtomicWaker;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 struct Lock {
-    lock: Rc<AtomicBool>,
-    waker: Rc<AtomicWaker>,
+    lock: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    waker: Arc<AtomicWaker>,
 }
 
 pub struct AsyncMutex<T> {
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ where
 impl Lock {
     fn new() -> Self {
         Lock {
-            lock: Rc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
-            waker: Rc::new(AtomicWaker::new()),
+            lock: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
+            waker: Arc::new(AtomicWaker::new()),
         }
     }
 
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ impl<T> AsyncMutex<T> {
     }
 }
 
+unsafe impl<T> Send for AsyncMutex<T> {}
+unsafe impl<T> Sync for AsyncMutex<T> {}
 
 impl<T> Drop for AsyncMutexGuard<'_, T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {