diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs_crc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs_crc.c
index 585169f0dcc5..7f35b5ba1924 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs_crc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs_crc.c
@@ -396,8 +396,9 @@ int drm_crtc_add_crc_entry(struct drm_crtc *crtc, bool has_frame,
 	struct drm_crtc_crc *crc = &crtc->crc;
 	struct drm_crtc_crc_entry *entry;
 	int head, tail;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock(&crc->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&crc->lock, flags);
 
 	/* Caller may not have noticed yet that userspace has stopped reading */
 	if (!crc->entries) {
@@ -428,7 +429,7 @@ int drm_crtc_add_crc_entry(struct drm_crtc *crtc, bool has_frame,
 	head = (head + 1) & (DRM_CRC_ENTRIES_NR - 1);
 	crc->head = head;
 
-	spin_unlock(&crc->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&crc->lock, flags);
 
 	wake_up_interruptible(&crc->wq);