diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c
index b217c22ff72f..b461200871f8 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c
@@ -180,9 +180,11 @@ static inline u32 rx_max(struct dw_spi *dws)
 
 static void dw_writer(struct dw_spi *dws)
 {
-	u32 max = tx_max(dws);
+	u32 max;
 	u16 txw = 0;
 
+	spin_lock(&dws->buf_lock);
+	max = tx_max(dws);
 	while (max--) {
 		/* Set the tx word if the transfer's original "tx" is not null */
 		if (dws->tx_end - dws->len) {
@@ -194,13 +196,16 @@ static void dw_writer(struct dw_spi *dws)
 		dw_write_io_reg(dws, DW_SPI_DR, txw);
 		dws->tx += dws->n_bytes;
 	}
+	spin_unlock(&dws->buf_lock);
 }
 
 static void dw_reader(struct dw_spi *dws)
 {
-	u32 max = rx_max(dws);
+	u32 max;
 	u16 rxw;
 
+	spin_lock(&dws->buf_lock);
+	max = rx_max(dws);
 	while (max--) {
 		rxw = dw_read_io_reg(dws, DW_SPI_DR);
 		/* Care rx only if the transfer's original "rx" is not null */
@@ -212,6 +217,7 @@ static void dw_reader(struct dw_spi *dws)
 		}
 		dws->rx += dws->n_bytes;
 	}
+	spin_unlock(&dws->buf_lock);
 }
 
 static void int_error_stop(struct dw_spi *dws, const char *msg)
@@ -284,18 +290,20 @@ static int dw_spi_transfer_one(struct spi_master *master,
 {
 	struct dw_spi *dws = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
 	struct chip_data *chip = spi_get_ctldata(spi);
+	unsigned long flags;
 	u8 imask = 0;
 	u16 txlevel = 0;
 	u32 cr0;
 	int ret;
 
 	dws->dma_mapped = 0;
-
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dws->buf_lock, flags);
 	dws->tx = (void *)transfer->tx_buf;
 	dws->tx_end = dws->tx + transfer->len;
 	dws->rx = transfer->rx_buf;
 	dws->rx_end = dws->rx + transfer->len;
 	dws->len = transfer->len;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dws->buf_lock, flags);
 
 	spi_enable_chip(dws, 0);
 
@@ -486,6 +494,7 @@ int dw_spi_add_host(struct device *dev, struct dw_spi *dws)
 	dws->type = SSI_MOTO_SPI;
 	dws->dma_inited = 0;
 	dws->dma_addr = (dma_addr_t)(dws->paddr + DW_SPI_DR);
+	spin_lock_init(&dws->buf_lock);
 
 	ret = request_irq(dws->irq, dw_spi_irq, IRQF_SHARED, dev_name(dev),
 			  master);
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.h b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.h
index 5c07cf8f19e0..45fbf3ad591c 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.h
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ struct dw_spi {
 	size_t			len;
 	void			*tx;
 	void			*tx_end;
+	spinlock_t		buf_lock;
 	void			*rx;
 	void			*rx_end;
 	int			dma_mapped;