diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/pxa.c b/drivers/tty/serial/pxa.c
index 5847a4b855f7..9033fc6e0e4e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/pxa.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/pxa.c
@@ -670,9 +670,19 @@ serial_pxa_console_write(struct console *co, const char *s, unsigned int count)
 {
 	struct uart_pxa_port *up = serial_pxa_ports[co->index];
 	unsigned int ier;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int locked = 1;
 
 	clk_prepare_enable(up->clk);
 
+	local_irq_save(flags);
+	if (up->port.sysrq)
+		locked = 0;
+	else if (oops_in_progress)
+		locked = spin_trylock(&up->port.lock);
+	else
+		spin_lock(&up->port.lock);
+
 	/*
 	 *	First save the IER then disable the interrupts
 	 */
@@ -688,6 +698,10 @@ serial_pxa_console_write(struct console *co, const char *s, unsigned int count)
 	wait_for_xmitr(up);
 	serial_out(up, UART_IER, ier);
 
+	if (locked)
+		spin_unlock(&up->port.lock);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
+
 	clk_disable_unprepare(up->clk);
 }