diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
index 471142725ffe..81cda09b47e3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
@@ -685,8 +685,15 @@ static irqreturn_t ehci_irq (struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 	struct ehci_hcd		*ehci = hcd_to_ehci (hcd);
 	u32			status, masked_status, pcd_status = 0, cmd;
 	int			bh;
+	unsigned long		flags;
 
-	spin_lock (&ehci->lock);
+	/*
+	 * For threadirqs option we use spin_lock_irqsave() variant to prevent
+	 * deadlock with ehci hrtimer callback, because hrtimer callbacks run
+	 * in interrupt context even when threadirqs is specified. We can go
+	 * back to spin_lock() variant when hrtimer callbacks become threaded.
+	 */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ehci->lock, flags);
 
 	status = ehci_readl(ehci, &ehci->regs->status);
 
@@ -704,7 +711,7 @@ static irqreturn_t ehci_irq (struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 
 	/* Shared IRQ? */
 	if (!masked_status || unlikely(ehci->rh_state == EHCI_RH_HALTED)) {
-		spin_unlock(&ehci->lock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ehci->lock, flags);
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 	}
 
@@ -815,7 +822,7 @@ static irqreturn_t ehci_irq (struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 
 	if (bh)
 		ehci_work (ehci);
-	spin_unlock (&ehci->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ehci->lock, flags);
 	if (pcd_status)
 		usb_hcd_poll_rh_status(hcd);
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;