diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_io.c b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
index 7053d6333692..3f48d88cffc0 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
@@ -3032,11 +3032,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_devnum);
 
 void proc_clear_tty(struct task_struct *p)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
 	struct tty_struct *tty;
-	spin_lock_irq(&p->sighand->siglock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&p->sighand->siglock, flags);
 	tty = p->signal->tty;
 	p->signal->tty = NULL;
-	spin_unlock_irq(&p->sighand->siglock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&p->sighand->siglock, flags);
 	tty_kref_put(tty);
 }