diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/i8042.c b/drivers/input/serio/i8042.c
index 89abfdb539ac..c84c685056b9 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/i8042.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/i8042.c
@@ -434,8 +434,10 @@ static int i8042_start(struct serio *serio)
 {
 	struct i8042_port *port = serio->port_data;
 
+	spin_lock_irq(&i8042_lock);
 	port->exists = true;
-	mb();
+	spin_unlock_irq(&i8042_lock);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -448,16 +450,20 @@ static void i8042_stop(struct serio *serio)
 {
 	struct i8042_port *port = serio->port_data;
 
+	spin_lock_irq(&i8042_lock);
 	port->exists = false;
+	port->serio = NULL;
+	spin_unlock_irq(&i8042_lock);
 
 	/*
+	 * We need to make sure that interrupt handler finishes using
+	 * our serio port before we return from this function.
 	 * We synchronize with both AUX and KBD IRQs because there is
 	 * a (very unlikely) chance that AUX IRQ is raised for KBD port
 	 * and vice versa.
 	 */
 	synchronize_irq(I8042_AUX_IRQ);
 	synchronize_irq(I8042_KBD_IRQ);
-	port->serio = NULL;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -574,7 +580,7 @@ static irqreturn_t i8042_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i8042_lock, flags);
 
-	if (likely(port->exists && !filtered))
+	if (likely(serio && !filtered))
 		serio_interrupt(serio, data, dfl);
 
  out: