{
        struct imx_port *sport = dev_id;
        u32 usr1;
-       unsigned long flags;
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+       spin_lock(&sport->port.lock);
 
        imx_uart_writel(sport, USR1_RTSD, USR1);
        usr1 = imx_uart_readl(sport, USR1) & USR1_RTSS;
        uart_handle_cts_change(&sport->port, !!usr1);
        wake_up_interruptible(&sport->port.state->port.delta_msr_wait);
 
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+       spin_unlock(&sport->port.lock);
        return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t imx_uart_txint(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
        struct imx_port *sport = dev_id;
-       unsigned long flags;
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+       spin_lock(&sport->port.lock);
        imx_uart_transmit_buffer(sport);
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+       spin_unlock(&sport->port.lock);
        return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
        struct imx_port *sport = dev_id;
        unsigned int rx, flg, ignored = 0;
        struct tty_port *port = &sport->port.state->port;
-       unsigned long flags;
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+       spin_lock(&sport->port.lock);
 
        while (imx_uart_readl(sport, USR2) & USR2_RDR) {
                u32 usr2;
        }
 
 out:
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+       spin_unlock(&sport->port.lock);
        tty_flip_buffer_push(port);
        return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
        }
 
        if (usr1 & USR1_DTRD) {
-               unsigned long flags;
-
                imx_uart_writel(sport, USR1_DTRD, USR1);
 
-               spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+               spin_lock(&sport->port.lock);
                imx_uart_mctrl_check(sport);
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->port.lock, flags);
+               spin_unlock(&sport->port.lock);
 
                ret = IRQ_HANDLED;
        }