struct uart_8250_port   *p = param;
        struct uart_8250_dma    *dma = p->dma;
        struct circ_buf         *xmit = &p->port.state->xmit;
-
-       dma->tx_running = 0;
+       unsigned long   flags;
 
        dma_sync_single_for_cpu(dma->txchan->device->dev, dma->tx_addr,
                                UART_XMIT_SIZE, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&p->port.lock, flags);
+
+       dma->tx_running = 0;
+
        xmit->tail += dma->tx_size;
        xmit->tail &= UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1;
        p->port.icount.tx += dma->tx_size;
 
        if (!uart_circ_empty(xmit) && !uart_tx_stopped(&p->port))
                serial8250_tx_dma(p);
+
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&p->port.lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void __dma_rx_complete(void *param)