diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-samsung/clock.c b/arch/arm/plat-samsung/clock.c
index 80eacca4682a..d1116e2dfbea 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-samsung/clock.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-samsung/clock.c
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ long clk_round_rate(struct clk *clk, unsigned long rate)
 
 int clk_set_rate(struct clk *clk, unsigned long rate)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (IS_ERR(clk))
@@ -159,9 +160,9 @@ int clk_set_rate(struct clk *clk, unsigned long rate)
 	if (clk->ops == NULL || clk->ops->set_rate == NULL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	spin_lock(&clocks_lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&clocks_lock, flags);
 	ret = (clk->ops->set_rate)(clk, rate);
-	spin_unlock(&clocks_lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&clocks_lock, flags);
 
 	return ret;
 }