diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c b/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c
index 7e32cf4581f8..588aa0160a3f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c
@@ -1029,12 +1029,13 @@ static int samsung_i2s_dai_probe(struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 static int samsung_i2s_dai_remove(struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 {
 	struct i2s_dai *i2s = snd_soc_dai_get_drvdata(dai);
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (!is_secondary(i2s)) {
 		if (i2s->quirks & QUIRK_NEED_RSTCLR) {
-			spin_lock(i2s->lock);
+			spin_lock_irqsave(i2s->lock, flags);
 			writel(0, i2s->addr + I2SCON);
-			spin_unlock(i2s->lock);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(i2s->lock, flags);
 		}
 	}