diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.cpp
index 6387d0c297..134a0b8e97 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ struct KernelCore::Impl {
         // Close all open server ports.
         std::unordered_set<KServerPort*> server_ports_;
         {
-            std::lock_guard lk(server_ports_lock);
+            std::scoped_lock lk{server_ports_lock};
             server_ports_ = server_ports;
             server_ports.clear();
         }
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ struct KernelCore::Impl {
 
         // Close kernel objects that were not freed on shutdown
         {
-            std::lock_guard lk(registered_in_use_objects_lock);
+            std::scoped_lock lk{registered_in_use_objects_lock};
             if (registered_in_use_objects.size()) {
                 for (auto& object : registered_in_use_objects) {
                     object->Close();
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ struct KernelCore::Impl {
 
         // Track kernel objects that were not freed on shutdown
         {
-            std::lock_guard lk(registered_objects_lock);
+            std::scoped_lock lk{registered_objects_lock};
             if (registered_objects.size()) {
                 LOG_DEBUG(Kernel, "{} kernel objects were dangling on shutdown!",
                           registered_objects.size());
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ struct KernelCore::Impl {
 
         KClientPort* port = &search->second(system.ServiceManager(), system);
         {
-            std::lock_guard lk(server_ports_lock);
+            std::scoped_lock lk{server_ports_lock};
             server_ports.insert(&port->GetParent()->GetServerPort());
         }
         return port;
@@ -929,22 +929,22 @@ KClientPort* KernelCore::CreateNamedServicePort(std::string name) {
 }
 
 void KernelCore::RegisterKernelObject(KAutoObject* object) {
-    std::lock_guard lk(impl->registered_objects_lock);
+    std::scoped_lock lk{impl->registered_objects_lock};
     impl->registered_objects.insert(object);
 }
 
 void KernelCore::UnregisterKernelObject(KAutoObject* object) {
-    std::lock_guard lk(impl->registered_objects_lock);
+    std::scoped_lock lk{impl->registered_objects_lock};
     impl->registered_objects.erase(object);
 }
 
 void KernelCore::RegisterInUseObject(KAutoObject* object) {
-    std::lock_guard lk(impl->registered_in_use_objects_lock);
+    std::scoped_lock lk{impl->registered_in_use_objects_lock};
     impl->registered_in_use_objects.insert(object);
 }
 
 void KernelCore::UnregisterInUseObject(KAutoObject* object) {
-    std::lock_guard lk(impl->registered_in_use_objects_lock);
+    std::scoped_lock lk{impl->registered_in_use_objects_lock};
     impl->registered_in_use_objects.erase(object);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/time_manager.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/time_manager.cpp
index aa985d8200..5b8fe8eae1 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/time_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/time_manager.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ TimeManager::TimeManager(Core::System& system_) : system{system_} {
 }
 
 void TimeManager::ScheduleTimeEvent(KThread* thread, s64 nanoseconds) {
-    std::lock_guard lock{mutex};
+    std::scoped_lock lock{mutex};
     if (nanoseconds > 0) {
         ASSERT(thread);
         ASSERT(thread->GetState() != ThreadState::Runnable);
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void TimeManager::ScheduleTimeEvent(KThread* thread, s64 nanoseconds) {
 }
 
 void TimeManager::UnscheduleTimeEvent(KThread* thread) {
-    std::lock_guard lock{mutex};
+    std::scoped_lock lock{mutex};
     system.CoreTiming().UnscheduleEvent(time_manager_event_type,
                                         reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(thread));
 }
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/hid/controllers/npad.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/hid/controllers/npad.cpp
index aa6cb34b70..4e17a952ed 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/hid/controllers/npad.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/hid/controllers/npad.cpp
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ void Controller_NPad::OnRelease() {
 }
 
 void Controller_NPad::RequestPadStateUpdate(Core::HID::NpadIdType npad_id) {
-    std::lock_guard lock{mutex};
+    std::scoped_lock lock{mutex};
     auto& controller = GetControllerFromNpadIdType(npad_id);
     const auto controller_type = controller.device->GetNpadStyleIndex();
     if (!controller.device->IsConnected()) {
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/nvflinger/hos_binder_driver_server.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/nvflinger/hos_binder_driver_server.cpp
index 0c937d682f..094ba25426 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/nvflinger/hos_binder_driver_server.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/nvflinger/hos_binder_driver_server.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ HosBinderDriverServer::HosBinderDriverServer(Core::System& system_)
 HosBinderDriverServer::~HosBinderDriverServer() {}
 
 u64 HosBinderDriverServer::RegisterProducer(std::unique_ptr<android::IBinder>&& binder) {
-    std::lock_guard lk{lock};
+    std::scoped_lock lk{lock};
 
     last_id++;
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ u64 HosBinderDriverServer::RegisterProducer(std::unique_ptr<android::IBinder>&&
 }
 
 android::IBinder* HosBinderDriverServer::TryGetProducer(u64 id) {
-    std::lock_guard lk{lock};
+    std::scoped_lock lk{lock};
 
     if (auto search = producers.find(id); search != producers.end()) {
         return search->second.get();