diff --git a/sound/firewire/tascam/amdtp-tascam.c b/sound/firewire/tascam/amdtp-tascam.c
index e80bb84c43f6..f823a2ab3544 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/tascam/amdtp-tascam.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/tascam/amdtp-tascam.c
@@ -157,14 +157,15 @@ static void read_status_messages(struct amdtp_stream *s,
 			if ((before ^ after) & mask) {
 				struct snd_firewire_tascam_change *entry =
 						&tscm->queue[tscm->push_pos];
+				unsigned long flag;
 
-				spin_lock_irq(&tscm->lock);
+				spin_lock_irqsave(&tscm->lock, flag);
 				entry->index = index;
 				entry->before = before;
 				entry->after = after;
 				if (++tscm->push_pos >= SND_TSCM_QUEUE_COUNT)
 					tscm->push_pos = 0;
-				spin_unlock_irq(&tscm->lock);
+				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tscm->lock, flag);
 
 				wake_up(&tscm->hwdep_wait);
 			}