entering_ack_irq();
 
+       /* Prevent vectors vanishing under us */
+       raw_spin_lock(&vector_lock);
+
        me = smp_processor_id();
        for (vector = FIRST_EXTERNAL_VECTOR; vector < NR_VECTORS; vector++) {
                int irq;
                struct irq_desc *desc;
                struct apic_chip_data *data;
 
+       retry:
                irq = __this_cpu_read(vector_irq[vector]);
 
                if (irq <= VECTOR_UNDEFINED)
                if (!desc)
                        continue;
 
+               if (!raw_spin_trylock(&desc->lock)) {
+                       raw_spin_unlock(&vector_lock);
+                       cpu_relax();
+                       raw_spin_lock(&vector_lock);
+                       goto retry;
+               }
+
                data = apic_chip_data(&desc->irq_data);
                if (!data)
-                       continue;
-
-               raw_spin_lock(&desc->lock);
-
+                       goto unlock;
                /*
                 * Check if the irq migration is in progress. If so, we
                 * haven't received the cleanup request yet for this irq.
                raw_spin_unlock(&desc->lock);
        }
 
+       raw_spin_unlock(&vector_lock);
+
        exiting_irq();
 }