}
        }
 
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
        /*
         * Finally, clear and enable interrupts
         */
        /*
         * Enable modem status interrupts
         */
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock,flags);
        imx_enable_ms(&sport->port);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock,flags);
 
 {
        struct imx_port *sport = (struct imx_port *)port;
        unsigned long temp;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
        temp = readl(sport->port.membase + UCR2);
        temp &= ~(UCR2_TXEN);
        writel(temp, sport->port.membase + UCR2);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
 
        if (USE_IRDA(sport)) {
                struct imxuart_platform_data *pdata;
         * Disable all interrupts, port and break condition.
         */
 
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
        temp = readl(sport->port.membase + UCR1);
        temp &= ~(UCR1_TXMPTYEN | UCR1_RRDYEN | UCR1_RTSDEN | UCR1_UARTEN);
        if (USE_IRDA(sport))
                temp &= ~(UCR1_IREN);
 
        writel(temp, sport->port.membase + UCR1);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void
        struct imx_port *sport = imx_ports[co->index];
        struct imx_port_ucrs old_ucr;
        unsigned int ucr1;
+       unsigned long flags;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
 
        /*
         *      First, save UCR1/2/3 and then disable interrupts
        while (!(readl(sport->port.membase + USR2) & USR2_TXDC));
 
        imx_port_ucrs_restore(&sport->port, &old_ucr);
+
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
 }
 
 /*