diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-brcmstb-l2.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-brcmstb-l2.c
index 0e65f609352e..83364fedbf0a 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-brcmstb-l2.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-brcmstb-l2.c
@@ -129,8 +129,9 @@ static void brcmstb_l2_intc_suspend(struct irq_data *d)
 	struct irq_chip_generic *gc = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(d);
 	struct irq_chip_type *ct = irq_data_get_chip_type(d);
 	struct brcmstb_l2_intc_data *b = gc->private;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	irq_gc_lock(gc);
+	irq_gc_lock_irqsave(gc, flags);
 	/* Save the current mask */
 	b->saved_mask = irq_reg_readl(gc, ct->regs.mask);
 
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ static void brcmstb_l2_intc_suspend(struct irq_data *d)
 		irq_reg_writel(gc, ~gc->wake_active, ct->regs.disable);
 		irq_reg_writel(gc, gc->wake_active, ct->regs.enable);
 	}
-	irq_gc_unlock(gc);
+	irq_gc_unlock_irqrestore(gc, flags);
 }
 
 static void brcmstb_l2_intc_resume(struct irq_data *d)
@@ -147,8 +148,9 @@ static void brcmstb_l2_intc_resume(struct irq_data *d)
 	struct irq_chip_generic *gc = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(d);
 	struct irq_chip_type *ct = irq_data_get_chip_type(d);
 	struct brcmstb_l2_intc_data *b = gc->private;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	irq_gc_lock(gc);
+	irq_gc_lock_irqsave(gc, flags);
 	if (ct->chip.irq_ack) {
 		/* Clear unmasked non-wakeup interrupts */
 		irq_reg_writel(gc, ~b->saved_mask & ~gc->wake_active,
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ static void brcmstb_l2_intc_resume(struct irq_data *d)
 	/* Restore the saved mask */
 	irq_reg_writel(gc, b->saved_mask, ct->regs.disable);
 	irq_reg_writel(gc, ~b->saved_mask, ct->regs.enable);
-	irq_gc_unlock(gc);
+	irq_gc_unlock_irqrestore(gc, flags);
 }
 
 static int __init brcmstb_l2_intc_of_init(struct device_node *np,