diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-samsung/clock.c b/arch/arm/plat-samsung/clock.c
index 10f71179071f..65c5eca475e7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-samsung/clock.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-samsung/clock.c
@@ -84,31 +84,35 @@ static int clk_null_enable(struct clk *clk, int enable)
 
 int clk_enable(struct clk *clk)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
+
 	if (IS_ERR(clk) || clk == NULL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	clk_enable(clk->parent);
 
-	spin_lock(&clocks_lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&clocks_lock, flags);
 
 	if ((clk->usage++) == 0)
 		(clk->enable)(clk, 1);
 
-	spin_unlock(&clocks_lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&clocks_lock, flags);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 void clk_disable(struct clk *clk)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
+
 	if (IS_ERR(clk) || clk == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	spin_lock(&clocks_lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&clocks_lock, flags);
 
 	if ((--clk->usage) == 0)
 		(clk->enable)(clk, 0);
 
-	spin_unlock(&clocks_lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&clocks_lock, flags);
 	clk_disable(clk->parent);
 }