static struct workqueue_struct *mboxd;
 static struct omap_mbox **mboxes;
-static bool rq_full;
 
 static int mbox_configured;
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(mbox_configured_lock);
 
                if (mq->callback)
                        mq->callback((void *)msg);
+               spin_lock_irq(&mq->lock);
+               if (mq->full) {
+                       mq->full = false;
+                       omap_mbox_enable_irq(mq->mbox, IRQ_RX);
+               }
+               spin_unlock_irq(&mq->lock);
        }
 }
 
        while (!mbox_fifo_empty(mbox)) {
                if (unlikely(kfifo_avail(&mq->fifo) < sizeof(msg))) {
                        omap_mbox_disable_irq(mbox, IRQ_RX);
-                       rq_full = true;
+                       mq->full = true;
                        goto nomem;
                }