diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/scheduler_assume_cache.go b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/scheduler_assume_cache.go
index b04b402bff4..0e4ade0faf1 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/scheduler_assume_cache.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/scheduler_assume_cache.go
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ func (e *errObjectName) Error() string {
 // Restore() sets the latest object pointer back to the informer object.
 // Get/List() always returns the latest object pointer.
 type assumeCache struct {
-	mutex sync.Mutex
+	// Synchronizes updates to store
+	rwMutex sync.RWMutex
 
 	// describes the object stored
 	description string
@@ -155,8 +156,8 @@ func (c *assumeCache) add(obj interface{}) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	c.mutex.Lock()
-	defer c.mutex.Unlock()
+	c.rwMutex.Lock()
+	defer c.rwMutex.Unlock()
 
 	if objInfo, _ := c.getObjInfo(name); objInfo != nil {
 		newVersion, err := c.getObjVersion(name, obj)
@@ -199,8 +200,8 @@ func (c *assumeCache) delete(obj interface{}) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	c.mutex.Lock()
-	defer c.mutex.Unlock()
+	c.rwMutex.Lock()
+	defer c.rwMutex.Unlock()
 
 	objInfo := &objInfo{name: name}
 	err = c.store.Delete(objInfo)
@@ -239,8 +240,8 @@ func (c *assumeCache) getObjInfo(name string) (*objInfo, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *assumeCache) Get(objName string) (interface{}, error) {
-	c.mutex.Lock()
-	defer c.mutex.Unlock()
+	c.rwMutex.RLock()
+	defer c.rwMutex.RUnlock()
 
 	objInfo, err := c.getObjInfo(objName)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -250,8 +251,8 @@ func (c *assumeCache) Get(objName string) (interface{}, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *assumeCache) List(indexObj interface{}) []interface{} {
-	c.mutex.Lock()
-	defer c.mutex.Unlock()
+	c.rwMutex.RLock()
+	defer c.rwMutex.RUnlock()
 
 	allObjs := []interface{}{}
 	objs, err := c.store.Index(c.indexName, &objInfo{latestObj: indexObj})
@@ -277,8 +278,8 @@ func (c *assumeCache) Assume(obj interface{}) error {
 		return &errObjectName{err}
 	}
 
-	c.mutex.Lock()
-	defer c.mutex.Unlock()
+	c.rwMutex.Lock()
+	defer c.rwMutex.Unlock()
 
 	objInfo, err := c.getObjInfo(name)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -306,8 +307,8 @@ func (c *assumeCache) Assume(obj interface{}) error {
 }
 
 func (c *assumeCache) Restore(objName string) {
-	c.mutex.Lock()
-	defer c.mutex.Unlock()
+	c.rwMutex.Lock()
+	defer c.rwMutex.Unlock()
 
 	objInfo, err := c.getObjInfo(objName)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/scheduler_binder_cache.go b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/scheduler_binder_cache.go
index 5f20c3d859f..e3acc35163c 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/scheduler_binder_cache.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/scheduler_binder_cache.go
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ type PodBindingCache interface {
 }
 
 type podBindingCache struct {
-	mutex sync.Mutex
+	// synchronizes bindingDecisions
+	rwMutex sync.RWMutex
 
 	// Key = pod name
 	// Value = nodeDecisions
@@ -72,16 +73,16 @@ func NewPodBindingCache() PodBindingCache {
 }
 
 func (c *podBindingCache) DeleteBindings(pod *v1.Pod) {
-	c.mutex.Lock()
-	defer c.mutex.Unlock()
+	c.rwMutex.Lock()
+	defer c.rwMutex.Unlock()
 
 	podName := getPodName(pod)
 	delete(c.bindingDecisions, podName)
 }
 
 func (c *podBindingCache) UpdateBindings(pod *v1.Pod, node string, bindings []*bindingInfo) {
-	c.mutex.Lock()
-	defer c.mutex.Unlock()
+	c.rwMutex.Lock()
+	defer c.rwMutex.Unlock()
 
 	podName := getPodName(pod)
 	decisions, ok := c.bindingDecisions[podName]
@@ -101,8 +102,8 @@ func (c *podBindingCache) UpdateBindings(pod *v1.Pod, node string, bindings []*b
 }
 
 func (c *podBindingCache) GetBindings(pod *v1.Pod, node string) []*bindingInfo {
-	c.mutex.Lock()
-	defer c.mutex.Unlock()
+	c.rwMutex.RLock()
+	defer c.rwMutex.RUnlock()
 
 	podName := getPodName(pod)
 	decisions, ok := c.bindingDecisions[podName]
@@ -117,8 +118,8 @@ func (c *podBindingCache) GetBindings(pod *v1.Pod, node string) []*bindingInfo {
 }
 
 func (c *podBindingCache) UpdateProvisionedPVCs(pod *v1.Pod, node string, pvcs []*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim) {
-	c.mutex.Lock()
-	defer c.mutex.Unlock()
+	c.rwMutex.Lock()
+	defer c.rwMutex.Unlock()
 
 	podName := getPodName(pod)
 	decisions, ok := c.bindingDecisions[podName]
@@ -138,8 +139,8 @@ func (c *podBindingCache) UpdateProvisionedPVCs(pod *v1.Pod, node string, pvcs [
 }
 
 func (c *podBindingCache) GetProvisionedPVCs(pod *v1.Pod, node string) []*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim {
-	c.mutex.Lock()
-	defer c.mutex.Unlock()
+	c.rwMutex.RLock()
+	defer c.rwMutex.RUnlock()
 
 	podName := getPodName(pod)
 	decisions, ok := c.bindingDecisions[podName]