diff --git a/drivers/mfd/dln2.c b/drivers/mfd/dln2.c
index 4faa8d2e5d04..707f4287ab4a 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/dln2.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/dln2.c
@@ -287,7 +287,11 @@ static void dln2_rx(struct urb *urb)
 	len = urb->actual_length - sizeof(struct dln2_header);
 
 	if (handle == DLN2_HANDLE_EVENT) {
+		unsigned long flags;
+
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&dln2->event_cb_lock, flags);
 		dln2_run_event_callbacks(dln2, id, echo, data, len);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dln2->event_cb_lock, flags);
 	} else {
 		/* URB will be re-submitted in _dln2_transfer (free_rx_slot) */
 		if (dln2_transfer_complete(dln2, urb, handle, echo))