diff --git a/sound/soc/stm/stm32_spdifrx.c b/sound/soc/stm/stm32_spdifrx.c
index 84cc5678beba..60d7980104e0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/stm/stm32_spdifrx.c
+++ b/sound/soc/stm/stm32_spdifrx.c
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ static void stm32_spdifrx_dma_ctrl_stop(struct stm32_spdifrx_data *spdifrx)
 static int stm32_spdifrx_start_sync(struct stm32_spdifrx_data *spdifrx)
 {
 	int cr, cr_mask, imr, ret;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* Enable IRQs */
 	imr = SPDIFRX_IMR_IFEIE | SPDIFRX_IMR_SYNCDIE | SPDIFRX_IMR_PERRIE;
@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ static int stm32_spdifrx_start_sync(struct stm32_spdifrx_data *spdifrx)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	spin_lock(&spdifrx->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&spdifrx->lock, flags);
 
 	spdifrx->refcount++;
 
@@ -353,7 +354,7 @@ static int stm32_spdifrx_start_sync(struct stm32_spdifrx_data *spdifrx)
 				"Failed to start synchronization\n");
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock(&spdifrx->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&spdifrx->lock, flags);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -361,11 +362,12 @@ static int stm32_spdifrx_start_sync(struct stm32_spdifrx_data *spdifrx)
 static void stm32_spdifrx_stop(struct stm32_spdifrx_data *spdifrx)
 {
 	int cr, cr_mask, reg;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock(&spdifrx->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&spdifrx->lock, flags);
 
 	if (--spdifrx->refcount) {
-		spin_unlock(&spdifrx->lock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&spdifrx->lock, flags);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -384,7 +386,7 @@ static void stm32_spdifrx_stop(struct stm32_spdifrx_data *spdifrx)
 	regmap_read(spdifrx->regmap, STM32_SPDIFRX_DR, &reg);
 	regmap_read(spdifrx->regmap, STM32_SPDIFRX_CSR, &reg);
 
-	spin_unlock(&spdifrx->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&spdifrx->lock, flags);
 }
 
 static int stm32_spdifrx_dma_ctrl_register(struct device *dev,