struct ddb_dma *dma = container_of(work, struct ddb_dma, work);
        struct ddb_output *output = (struct ddb_output *)dma->io;
        struct ddb *dev = output->port->dev;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
-       spin_lock(&dma->lock);
-       if (!dma->running) {
-               spin_unlock(&dma->lock);
-               return;
-       }
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dma->lock, flags);
+       if (!dma->running)
+               goto unlock_exit;
        dma->stat = ddbreadl(dev, DMA_BUFFER_CURRENT(dma));
        dma->ctrl = ddbreadl(dev, DMA_BUFFER_CONTROL(dma));
        if (output->redi)
                output_ack_input(output, output->redi);
        wake_up(&dma->wq);
-       spin_unlock(&dma->lock);
+unlock_exit:
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dma->lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void output_handler(void *data)