diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
index ab3995d00973..f3ac69387b0a 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c
@@ -826,6 +826,9 @@ static int cdns_uart_startup(struct uart_port *port)
 static void cdns_uart_shutdown(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	int status;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
 
 	/* Disable interrupts */
 	status = readl(port->membase + CDNS_UART_IMR_OFFSET);
@@ -835,6 +838,9 @@ static void cdns_uart_shutdown(struct uart_port *port)
 	/* Disable the TX and RX */
 	writel(CDNS_UART_CR_TX_DIS | CDNS_UART_CR_RX_DIS,
 			port->membase + CDNS_UART_CR_OFFSET);
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
+
 	free_irq(port->irq, port);
 }