diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
index f4cafca1a7da..95d45dce0880 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
@@ -263,20 +263,20 @@ static int dw8250_handle_irq(struct uart_port *p)
 	 * so we limit the workaround only to non-DMA mode.
 	 */
 	if (!up->dma && rx_timeout) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&p->lock, flags);
+		uart_port_lock_irqsave(p, &flags);
 		status = serial_lsr_in(up);
 
 		if (!(status & (UART_LSR_DR | UART_LSR_BI)))
 			(void) p->serial_in(p, UART_RX);
 
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&p->lock, flags);
+		uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(p, flags);
 	}
 
 	/* Manually stop the Rx DMA transfer when acting as flow controller */
 	if (quirks & DW_UART_QUIRK_IS_DMA_FC && up->dma && up->dma->rx_running && rx_timeout) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&p->lock, flags);
+		uart_port_lock_irqsave(p, &flags);
 		status = serial_lsr_in(up);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&p->lock, flags);
+		uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(p, flags);
 
 		if (status & (UART_LSR_DR | UART_LSR_BI)) {
 			dw8250_writel_ext(p, RZN1_UART_RDMACR, 0);