diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm-iproc.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm-iproc.c
index 85d8a6b048856..30a2a3200bed9 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm-iproc.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm-iproc.c
@@ -233,13 +233,14 @@ static inline u32 iproc_i2c_rd_reg(struct bcm_iproc_i2c_dev *iproc_i2c,
 				   u32 offset)
 {
 	u32 val;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (iproc_i2c->idm_base) {
-		spin_lock(&iproc_i2c->idm_lock);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&iproc_i2c->idm_lock, flags);
 		writel(iproc_i2c->ape_addr_mask,
 		       iproc_i2c->idm_base + IDM_CTRL_DIRECT_OFFSET);
 		val = readl(iproc_i2c->base + offset);
-		spin_unlock(&iproc_i2c->idm_lock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&iproc_i2c->idm_lock, flags);
 	} else {
 		val = readl(iproc_i2c->base + offset);
 	}
@@ -250,12 +251,14 @@ static inline u32 iproc_i2c_rd_reg(struct bcm_iproc_i2c_dev *iproc_i2c,
 static inline void iproc_i2c_wr_reg(struct bcm_iproc_i2c_dev *iproc_i2c,
 				    u32 offset, u32 val)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
+
 	if (iproc_i2c->idm_base) {
-		spin_lock(&iproc_i2c->idm_lock);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&iproc_i2c->idm_lock, flags);
 		writel(iproc_i2c->ape_addr_mask,
 		       iproc_i2c->idm_base + IDM_CTRL_DIRECT_OFFSET);
 		writel(val, iproc_i2c->base + offset);
-		spin_unlock(&iproc_i2c->idm_lock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&iproc_i2c->idm_lock, flags);
 	} else {
 		writel(val, iproc_i2c->base + offset);
 	}