diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/whci/asl.c b/drivers/usb/host/whci/asl.c
index 2291c5f5af5152b3aadcf029f48fcc73dd05fba6..958751ccea432cd3f41bda0dbd55828f5d15efd4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/whci/asl.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/whci/asl.c
@@ -227,13 +227,13 @@ void scan_async_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	 * Now that the ASL is updated, complete the removal of any
 	 * removed qsets.
 	 */
-	spin_lock(&whc->lock);
+	spin_lock_irq(&whc->lock);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(qset, t, &whc->async_removed_list, list_node) {
 		qset_remove_complete(whc, qset);
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock(&whc->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&whc->lock);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/whci/pzl.c b/drivers/usb/host/whci/pzl.c
index 7dc85a0bee7c2f563c3c89f8e7d5aa9229ffd4df..df8b85f07092e3c398a410fff318f9b9b772ba7c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/whci/pzl.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/whci/pzl.c
@@ -255,13 +255,13 @@ void scan_periodic_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	 * Now that the PZL is updated, complete the removal of any
 	 * removed qsets.
 	 */
-	spin_lock(&whc->lock);
+	spin_lock_irq(&whc->lock);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(qset, t, &whc->periodic_removed_list, list_node) {
 		qset_remove_complete(whc, qset);
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock(&whc->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&whc->lock);
 }
 
 /**