void usb6fire_pcm_abort(struct sfire_chip *chip)
 {
        struct pcm_runtime *rt = chip->pcm;
+       unsigned long flags;
        int i;
 
        if (rt) {
                rt->panic = true;
 
-               if (rt->playback.instance)
+               if (rt->playback.instance) {
+                       snd_pcm_stream_lock_irqsave(rt->playback.instance, flags);
                        snd_pcm_stop(rt->playback.instance,
                                        SNDRV_PCM_STATE_XRUN);
-               if (rt->capture.instance)
+                       snd_pcm_stream_unlock_irqrestore(rt->playback.instance, flags);
+               }
+
+               if (rt->capture.instance) {
+                       snd_pcm_stream_lock_irqsave(rt->capture.instance, flags);
                        snd_pcm_stop(rt->capture.instance,
                                        SNDRV_PCM_STATE_XRUN);
+                       snd_pcm_stream_unlock_irqrestore(rt->capture.instance, flags);
+               }
 
                for (i = 0; i < PCM_N_URBS; i++) {
                        usb_poison_urb(&rt->in_urbs[i].instance);