diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_sdei.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_sdei.c
index f15f459e9df0..45536408a8c1 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_sdei.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_sdei.c
@@ -418,14 +418,19 @@ int sdei_event_enable(u32 event_num)
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock(&sdei_list_lock);
-	event->reenable = true;
-	spin_unlock(&sdei_list_lock);
 
+	cpus_read_lock();
 	if (event->type == SDEI_EVENT_TYPE_SHARED)
 		err = sdei_api_event_enable(event->event_num);
 	else
 		err = sdei_do_cross_call(_local_event_enable, event);
+
+	if (!err) {
+		spin_lock(&sdei_list_lock);
+		event->reenable = true;
+		spin_unlock(&sdei_list_lock);
+	}
+	cpus_read_unlock();
 	mutex_unlock(&sdei_events_lock);
 
 	return err;
@@ -627,21 +632,18 @@ int sdei_event_register(u32 event_num, sdei_event_callback *cb, void *arg)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		spin_lock(&sdei_list_lock);
-		event->reregister = true;
-		spin_unlock(&sdei_list_lock);
-
+		cpus_read_lock();
 		err = _sdei_event_register(event);
 		if (err) {
-			spin_lock(&sdei_list_lock);
-			event->reregister = false;
-			event->reenable = false;
-			spin_unlock(&sdei_list_lock);
-
 			sdei_event_destroy(event);
 			pr_warn("Failed to register event %u: %d\n", event_num,
 				err);
+		} else {
+			spin_lock(&sdei_list_lock);
+			event->reregister = true;
+			spin_unlock(&sdei_list_lock);
 		}
+		cpus_read_unlock();
 	} while (0);
 	mutex_unlock(&sdei_events_lock);