diff --git a/drivers/dma/xgene-dma.c b/drivers/dma/xgene-dma.c
index eafd6c4b90fe..002323661d07 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/xgene-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/xgene-dma.c
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ static void xgene_dma_cleanup_descriptors(struct xgene_dma_chan *chan)
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ld_completed);
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&chan->lock);
+	spin_lock(&chan->lock);
 
 	/* Clean already completed and acked descriptors */
 	xgene_dma_clean_completed_descriptor(chan);
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ static void xgene_dma_cleanup_descriptors(struct xgene_dma_chan *chan)
 	 */
 	xgene_chan_xfer_ld_pending(chan);
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&chan->lock);
+	spin_unlock(&chan->lock);
 
 	/* Run the callback for each descriptor, in order */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(desc_sw, _desc_sw, &ld_completed, node) {