diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
index b784323a6a7b03ed7350733668b0f4980caaee19..be6c8b9f1606e4703e04e09336f083a17ac76c6f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/mxs-auart.c
@@ -1122,11 +1122,13 @@ static void mxs_auart_set_ldisc(struct uart_port *port,
 
 static irqreturn_t mxs_auart_irq_handle(int irq, void *context)
 {
-	u32 istat;
+	u32 istat, stat;
 	struct mxs_auart_port *s = context;
 	u32 mctrl_temp = s->mctrl_prev;
-	u32 stat = mxs_read(s, REG_STAT);
 
+	uart_port_lock(&s->port);
+
+	stat = mxs_read(s, REG_STAT);
 	istat = mxs_read(s, REG_INTR);
 
 	/* ack irq */
@@ -1162,6 +1164,8 @@ static irqreturn_t mxs_auart_irq_handle(int irq, void *context)
 		istat &= ~AUART_INTR_TXIS;
 	}
 
+	uart_port_unlock(&s->port);
+
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/serial_core.h b/include/linux/serial_core.h
index 6df4c3356ae611755ce0fa4fcd66965a8552146b..ec39fc965bdb14bf352a7342a32c659df7f5a541 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial_core.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_core.h
@@ -259,6 +259,85 @@ struct uart_port {
 	void			*private_data;		/* generic platform data pointer */
 };
 
+/**
+ * uart_port_lock - Lock the UART port
+ * @up:		Pointer to UART port structure
+ */
+static inline void uart_port_lock(struct uart_port *up)
+{
+	spin_lock(&up->lock);
+}
+
+/**
+ * uart_port_lock_irq - Lock the UART port and disable interrupts
+ * @up:		Pointer to UART port structure
+ */
+static inline void uart_port_lock_irq(struct uart_port *up)
+{
+	spin_lock_irq(&up->lock);
+}
+
+/**
+ * uart_port_lock_irqsave - Lock the UART port, save and disable interrupts
+ * @up:		Pointer to UART port structure
+ * @flags:	Pointer to interrupt flags storage
+ */
+static inline void uart_port_lock_irqsave(struct uart_port *up, unsigned long *flags)
+{
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&up->lock, *flags);
+}
+
+/**
+ * uart_port_trylock - Try to lock the UART port
+ * @up:		Pointer to UART port structure
+ *
+ * Returns: True if lock was acquired, false otherwise
+ */
+static inline bool uart_port_trylock(struct uart_port *up)
+{
+	return spin_trylock(&up->lock);
+}
+
+/**
+ * uart_port_trylock_irqsave - Try to lock the UART port, save and disable interrupts
+ * @up:		Pointer to UART port structure
+ * @flags:	Pointer to interrupt flags storage
+ *
+ * Returns: True if lock was acquired, false otherwise
+ */
+static inline bool uart_port_trylock_irqsave(struct uart_port *up, unsigned long *flags)
+{
+	return spin_trylock_irqsave(&up->lock, *flags);
+}
+
+/**
+ * uart_port_unlock - Unlock the UART port
+ * @up:		Pointer to UART port structure
+ */
+static inline void uart_port_unlock(struct uart_port *up)
+{
+	spin_unlock(&up->lock);
+}
+
+/**
+ * uart_port_unlock_irq - Unlock the UART port and re-enable interrupts
+ * @up:		Pointer to UART port structure
+ */
+static inline void uart_port_unlock_irq(struct uart_port *up)
+{
+	spin_unlock_irq(&up->lock);
+}
+
+/**
+ * uart_port_lock_irqrestore - Unlock the UART port, restore interrupts
+ * @up:		Pointer to UART port structure
+ * @flags:	The saved interrupt flags for restore
+ */
+static inline void uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(struct uart_port *up, unsigned long flags)
+{
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&up->lock, flags);
+}
+
 static inline int serial_port_in(struct uart_port *up, int offset)
 {
 	return up->serial_in(up, offset);