diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
index 380a8b0590e3..777dc8a0aa83 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
@@ -1080,11 +1080,13 @@ static void mxs_auart_set_ldisc(struct uart_port *port,
 
 static irqreturn_t mxs_auart_irq_handle(int irq, void *context)
 {
-	u32 istat;
+	u32 istat, stat;
 	struct mxs_auart_port *s = context;
 	u32 mctrl_temp = s->mctrl_prev;
-	u32 stat = mxs_read(s, REG_STAT);
 
+	uart_port_lock(&s->port);
+
+	stat = mxs_read(s, REG_STAT);
 	istat = mxs_read(s, REG_INTR);
 
 	/* ack irq */
@@ -1120,6 +1122,8 @@ static irqreturn_t mxs_auart_irq_handle(int irq, void *context)
 		istat &= ~AUART_INTR_TXIS;
 	}
 
+	uart_port_unlock(&s->port);
+
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }