diff --git a/cilium/conntrack.cc b/cilium/conntrack.cc
index 3b801ee48..55174b485 100644
--- a/cilium/conntrack.cc
+++ b/cilium/conntrack.cc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include "envoy/common/platform.h"
 
+#include "source/common/common/thread.h"
 #include "source/common/common/utility.h"
 #include "source/common/network/address_impl.h"
 
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ CtMap::openMap6(const std::string& map_name) {
 }
 
 void CtMap::closeMaps(const std::shared_ptr<absl::flat_hash_set<std::string>>& to_be_closed) {
-  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(maps_mutex_);
+  std::lock_guard<Thread::MutexBasicLockable> guard(maps_mutex_);
 
   for (const auto& name : *to_be_closed) {
     auto ct4 = ct_maps4_.find(name);
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ uint32_t CtMap::lookupSrcIdentity(const std::string& map_name, const Network::Ad
 
   if (dip->version() == Network::Address::IpVersion::v4) {
     // Lock for the duration of the map lookup and conntrack lookup
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(maps_mutex_);
+    std::lock_guard<Thread::MutexBasicLockable> guard(maps_mutex_);
     auto it = ct_maps4_.find(map_name);
     if (it == ct_maps4_.end()) {
       it = openMap4(map_name);
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ uint32_t CtMap::lookupSrcIdentity(const std::string& map_name, const Network::Ad
     }
   } else {
     // Lock for the duration of the map lookup and conntrack lookup
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(maps_mutex_);
+    std::lock_guard<Thread::MutexBasicLockable> guard(maps_mutex_);
     auto it = ct_maps6_.find(map_name);
     if (it == ct_maps6_.end()) {
       it = openMap6(map_name);
diff --git a/cilium/conntrack.h b/cilium/conntrack.h
index c7a2c8078..739699b12 100644
--- a/cilium/conntrack.h
+++ b/cilium/conntrack.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "envoy/singleton/instance.h"
 
 #include "source/common/common/logger.h"
+#include "source/common/common/thread.h"
 
 #include "absl/container/flat_hash_map.h"
 #include "absl/container/flat_hash_set.h"
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ class CtMap : public Singleton::Instance, Logger::Loggable<Logger::Id::filter> {
 
   // All known conntrack maps. Populated with the "global" maps at startup,
   // further maps are opened and inserted on demand.
-  std::mutex maps_mutex_;
+  Thread::MutexBasicLockable maps_mutex_;
   absl::flat_hash_map<const std::string, std::unique_ptr<CtMaps4>> ct_maps4_;
   absl::flat_hash_map<const std::string, std::unique_ptr<CtMaps6>> ct_maps6_;
   std::string bpf_root_;