diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/via-sdmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/via-sdmmc.c
index 49dab9f42b6d..9b755ea0fa03 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/via-sdmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/via-sdmmc.c
@@ -1257,11 +1257,14 @@ static void __maybe_unused via_init_sdc_pm(struct via_crdr_mmc_host *host)
 static int __maybe_unused via_sd_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct via_crdr_mmc_host *host;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	host = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&host->lock, flags);
 	via_save_pcictrlreg(host);
 	via_save_sdcreg(host);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->lock, flags);
 
 	device_wakeup_enable(dev);