1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/rtc.c b/drivers/char/rtc.c
index 6e6a7c7a7eff..ab6429b4a84e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rtc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/rtc.c
@@ -209,11 +209,12 @@ static const unsigned char days_in_mo[] =
  */
 static inline unsigned char rtc_is_updating(void)
 {
+        unsigned long flags;
         unsigned char uip;
 
-        spin_lock_irq(&rtc_lock);
+        spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc_lock, flags);
         uip = (CMOS_READ(RTC_FREQ_SELECT) & RTC_UIP);
-        spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock);
+        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtc_lock, flags);
         return uip;
 }