diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c b/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c
index 2bac71945b3e..20cc51fc76ae 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ struct i2s_dai {
 	u32	suspend_i2scon;
 	u32	suspend_i2spsr;
 	const struct samsung_i2s_variant_regs *variant_regs;
+
+	/* Spinlock protecting access to the device's registers */
+	spinlock_t spinlock;
+	spinlock_t *lock;
 };
 
 /* Lock for cross i/f checks */
@@ -867,10 +871,10 @@ static int i2s_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_START:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_RESUME:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_RELEASE:
-		local_irq_save(flags);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(i2s->lock, flags);
 
 		if (config_setup(i2s)) {
-			local_irq_restore(flags);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(i2s->lock, flags);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
@@ -879,12 +883,12 @@ static int i2s_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		else
 			i2s_txctrl(i2s, 1);
 
-		local_irq_restore(flags);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(i2s->lock, flags);
 		break;
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_STOP:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_SUSPEND:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_PUSH:
-		local_irq_save(flags);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(i2s->lock, flags);
 
 		if (capture) {
 			i2s_rxctrl(i2s, 0);
@@ -894,7 +898,7 @@ static int i2s_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			i2s_fifo(i2s, FIC_TXFLUSH);
 		}
 
-		local_irq_restore(flags);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(i2s->lock, flags);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -1157,6 +1161,9 @@ static int samsung_i2s_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	spin_lock_init(&pri_dai->spinlock);
+	pri_dai->lock = &pri_dai->spinlock;
+
 	if (!np) {
 		res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_DMA, 0);
 		if (!res) {
@@ -1234,6 +1241,7 @@ static int samsung_i2s_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 
+		sec_dai->lock = &pri_dai->spinlock;
 		sec_dai->variant_regs = pri_dai->variant_regs;
 		sec_dai->dma_playback.dma_addr = regs_base + I2STXDS;
 		sec_dai->dma_playback.ch_name = "tx-sec";