diff --git a/kernel/irq/handle.c b/kernel/irq/handle.c
index 42aa6f1a3f0f..a681912bc89a 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/handle.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/handle.c
@@ -231,10 +231,10 @@ fastcall unsigned int __do_IRQ(unsigned int irq)
 		spin_unlock(&desc->lock);
 
 		action_ret = handle_IRQ_event(irq, action);
-
-		spin_lock(&desc->lock);
 		if (!noirqdebug)
 			note_interrupt(irq, desc, action_ret);
+
+		spin_lock(&desc->lock);
 		if (likely(!(desc->status & IRQ_PENDING)))
 			break;
 		desc->status &= ~IRQ_PENDING;
diff --git a/kernel/irq/spurious.c b/kernel/irq/spurious.c
index 9c7e2e4c1fe7..543ea2e5ad93 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/spurious.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/spurious.c
@@ -147,11 +147,7 @@ void note_interrupt(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc,
 	if (unlikely(irqfixup)) {
 		/* Don't punish working computers */
 		if ((irqfixup == 2 && irq == 0) || action_ret == IRQ_NONE) {
-			int ok;
-
-			spin_unlock(&desc->lock);
-			ok = misrouted_irq(irq);
-			spin_lock(&desc->lock);
+			int ok = misrouted_irq(irq);
 			if (action_ret == IRQ_NONE)
 				desc->irqs_unhandled -= ok;
 		}