diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
index 0830b25f9499..6d2492c1c643 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
@@ -2677,11 +2677,12 @@ irqreturn_t xhci_irq(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 	struct xhci_hcd *xhci = hcd_to_xhci(hcd);
 	union xhci_trb *event_ring_deq;
 	irqreturn_t ret = IRQ_NONE;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	dma_addr_t deq;
 	u64 temp_64;
 	u32 status;
 
-	spin_lock(&xhci->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&xhci->lock, flags);
 	/* Check if the xHC generated the interrupt, or the irq is shared */
 	status = readl(&xhci->op_regs->status);
 	if (status == ~(u32)0) {
@@ -2754,7 +2755,7 @@ irqreturn_t xhci_irq(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 	ret = IRQ_HANDLED;
 
 out:
-	spin_unlock(&xhci->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&xhci->lock, flags);
 
 	return ret;
 }