diff --git a/block/blk-iocost.c b/block/blk-iocost.c
index dcc6685d5bec..ef287c33d6d9 100644
--- a/block/blk-iocost.c
+++ b/block/blk-iocost.c
@@ -2074,14 +2074,15 @@ static void ioc_pd_free(struct blkg_policy_data *pd)
 {
 	struct ioc_gq *iocg = pd_to_iocg(pd);
 	struct ioc *ioc = iocg->ioc;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (ioc) {
-		spin_lock(&ioc->lock);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&ioc->lock, flags);
 		if (!list_empty(&iocg->active_list)) {
 			propagate_active_weight(iocg, 0, 0);
 			list_del_init(&iocg->active_list);
 		}
-		spin_unlock(&ioc->lock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioc->lock, flags);
 
 		hrtimer_cancel(&iocg->waitq_timer);
 		hrtimer_cancel(&iocg->delay_timer);