diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-s3c.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-s3c.c
index 71ad4163b95e..735d431f09e6 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-s3c.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-s3c.c
@@ -241,8 +241,10 @@ static struct sdhci_ops sdhci_s3c_ops = {
 static void sdhci_s3c_notify_change(struct platform_device *dev, int state)
 {
 	struct sdhci_host *host = platform_get_drvdata(dev);
+	unsigned long flags;
+
 	if (host) {
-		spin_lock(&host->lock);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&host->lock, flags);
 		if (state) {
 			dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "card inserted.\n");
 			host->flags &= ~SDHCI_DEVICE_DEAD;
@@ -253,7 +255,7 @@ static void sdhci_s3c_notify_change(struct platform_device *dev, int state)
 			host->quirks &= ~SDHCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_CARD_DETECTION;
 		}
 		tasklet_schedule(&host->card_tasklet);
-		spin_unlock(&host->lock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->lock, flags);
 	}
 }