diff --git a/linux-core/drm_fops.c b/linux-core/drm_fops.c
index 7fe274a2..a4c76f75 100644
--- a/linux-core/drm_fops.c
+++ b/linux-core/drm_fops.c
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ int drm_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	struct drm_file *file_priv = filp->private_data;
 	struct drm_device *dev = file_priv->minor->dev;
 	int retcode = 0;
+	unsigned long irqflags;
 
 	lock_kernel();
 
@@ -403,9 +404,11 @@ int drm_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 			 */
 
 			do{
-				spin_lock(&dev->lock.spinlock);
+				spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->lock.spinlock,
+						  irqflags);
 				locked = dev->lock.idle_has_lock;
-				spin_unlock(&dev->lock.spinlock);
+				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->lock.spinlock,
+						       irqflags);
 				if (locked)
 					break;
 				schedule();
diff --git a/linux-core/drm_lock.c b/linux-core/drm_lock.c
index b8e4a5d9..39e1261c 100644
--- a/linux-core/drm_lock.c
+++ b/linux-core/drm_lock.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ int drm_lock(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv)
 	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(entry, current);
 	struct drm_lock *lock = data;
 	int ret = 0;
+	unsigned long irqflags;
 
 	++file_priv->lock_count;
 
@@ -71,9 +72,9 @@ int drm_lock(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 	add_wait_queue(&dev->lock.lock_queue, &entry);
-	spin_lock(&dev->lock.spinlock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->lock.spinlock, irqflags);
 	dev->lock.user_waiters++;
-	spin_unlock(&dev->lock.spinlock);
+	spin_unlock_irqsave(&dev->lock.spinlock, irqflags);
 	for (;;) {
 		__set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		if (!dev->lock.hw_lock) {
@@ -95,9 +96,9 @@ int drm_lock(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	spin_lock(&dev->lock.spinlock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->lock.spinlock, irqflags);
 	dev->lock.user_waiters--;
-	spin_unlock(&dev->lock.spinlock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->lock.spinlock, irqflags);
 	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 	remove_wait_queue(&dev->lock.lock_queue, &entry);
 
@@ -198,8 +199,9 @@ int drm_lock_take(struct drm_lock_data *lock_data,
 {
 	unsigned int old, new, prev;
 	volatile unsigned int *lock = &lock_data->hw_lock->lock;
+	unsigned long irqflags;
 
-	spin_lock(&lock_data->spinlock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&lock_data->spinlock, irqflags);
 	do {
 		old = *lock;
 		if (old & _DRM_LOCK_HELD)
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@ int drm_lock_take(struct drm_lock_data *lock_data,
 		}
 		prev = cmpxchg(lock, old, new);
 	} while (prev != old);
-	spin_unlock(&lock_data->spinlock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lock_data->spinlock, irqflags);
 
 	if (_DRM_LOCKING_CONTEXT(old) == context) {
 		if (old & _DRM_LOCK_HELD) {
@@ -273,15 +275,16 @@ int drm_lock_free(struct drm_lock_data *lock_data, unsigned int context)
 {
 	unsigned int old, new, prev;
 	volatile unsigned int *lock = &lock_data->hw_lock->lock;
+	unsigned long irqflags;
 
-	spin_lock(&lock_data->spinlock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&lock_data->spinlock, irqflags);
 	if (lock_data->kernel_waiters != 0) {
 		drm_lock_transfer(lock_data, 0);
 		lock_data->idle_has_lock = 1;
-		spin_unlock(&lock_data->spinlock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lock_data->spinlock, irqflags);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&lock_data->spinlock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lock_data->spinlock, irqflags);
 
 	do {
 		old = *lock;
@@ -345,19 +348,20 @@ static int drm_notifier(void *priv)
 void drm_idlelock_take(struct drm_lock_data *lock_data)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
+	unsigned long irqflags;
 
-	spin_lock(&lock_data->spinlock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&lock_data->spinlock, irqflags);
 	lock_data->kernel_waiters++;
 	if (!lock_data->idle_has_lock) {
 
-		spin_unlock(&lock_data->spinlock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lock_data->spinlock, irqflags);
 		ret = drm_lock_take(lock_data, DRM_KERNEL_CONTEXT);
-		spin_lock(&lock_data->spinlock);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&lock_data->spinlock, irqflags);
 
 		if (ret == 1)
 			lock_data->idle_has_lock = 1;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&lock_data->spinlock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lock_data->spinlock, irq_flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_idlelock_take);
 
@@ -365,8 +369,9 @@ void drm_idlelock_release(struct drm_lock_data *lock_data)
 {
 	unsigned int old, prev;
 	volatile unsigned int *lock = &lock_data->hw_lock->lock;
+	unsigned long irqflags;
 
-	spin_lock(&lock_data->spinlock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&lock_data->spinlock, irqflags);
 	if (--lock_data->kernel_waiters == 0) {
 		if (lock_data->idle_has_lock) {
 			do {
@@ -377,7 +382,7 @@ void drm_idlelock_release(struct drm_lock_data *lock_data)
 			lock_data->idle_has_lock = 0;
 		}
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&lock_data->spinlock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lock_data->spinlock, irqflags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_idlelock_release);