static void imx_uart_restore_context(struct imx_port *sport)
 {
-       if (!sport->context_saved)
+       unsigned long flags;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+       if (!sport->context_saved) {
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
                return;
+       }
 
        imx_uart_writel(sport, sport->saved_reg[4], UFCR);
        imx_uart_writel(sport, sport->saved_reg[5], UESC);
        imx_uart_writel(sport, sport->saved_reg[2], UCR3);
        imx_uart_writel(sport, sport->saved_reg[3], UCR4);
        sport->context_saved = false;
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void imx_uart_save_context(struct imx_port *sport)
 {
+       unsigned long flags;
+
        /* Save necessary regs */
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
        sport->saved_reg[0] = imx_uart_readl(sport, UCR1);
        sport->saved_reg[1] = imx_uart_readl(sport, UCR2);
        sport->saved_reg[2] = imx_uart_readl(sport, UCR3);
        sport->saved_reg[8] = imx_uart_readl(sport, UBMR);
        sport->saved_reg[9] = imx_uart_readl(sport, IMX21_UTS);
        sport->context_saved = true;
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void imx_uart_enable_wakeup(struct imx_port *sport, bool on)