diff --git a/pkg/controller/service/service_controller.go b/pkg/controller/service/service_controller.go
index bd70b39876b..c642bbef4a6 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/service/service_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/service/service_controller.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ type cachedService struct {
 }
 
 type serviceCache struct {
-	mu         sync.Mutex // protects serviceMap
+	mu         sync.RWMutex // protects serviceMap
 	serviceMap map[string]*cachedService
 }
 
@@ -375,8 +375,8 @@ func (s *ServiceController) ensureLoadBalancer(service *v1.Service) (*v1.LoadBal
 // ListKeys implements the interface required by DeltaFIFO to list the keys we
 // already know about.
 func (s *serviceCache) ListKeys() []string {
-	s.mu.Lock()
-	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
 	keys := make([]string, 0, len(s.serviceMap))
 	for k := range s.serviceMap {
 		keys = append(keys, k)
@@ -386,8 +386,8 @@ func (s *serviceCache) ListKeys() []string {
 
 // GetByKey returns the value stored in the serviceMap under the given key
 func (s *serviceCache) GetByKey(key string) (interface{}, bool, error) {
-	s.mu.Lock()
-	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
 	if v, ok := s.serviceMap[key]; ok {
 		return v, true, nil
 	}
@@ -397,8 +397,8 @@ func (s *serviceCache) GetByKey(key string) (interface{}, bool, error) {
 // ListKeys implements the interface required by DeltaFIFO to list the keys we
 // already know about.
 func (s *serviceCache) allServices() []*v1.Service {
-	s.mu.Lock()
-	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
 	services := make([]*v1.Service, 0, len(s.serviceMap))
 	for _, v := range s.serviceMap {
 		services = append(services, v.state)
@@ -407,8 +407,8 @@ func (s *serviceCache) allServices() []*v1.Service {
 }
 
 func (s *serviceCache) get(serviceName string) (*cachedService, bool) {
-	s.mu.Lock()
-	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
 	service, ok := s.serviceMap[serviceName]
 	return service, ok
 }