diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
index ae10a021765ccd2d4d84aa649474cd3dfe211687..64ea042749133c930c4b0c235f83d7f0fccc4da8 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
@@ -759,6 +759,7 @@ static void dw_mci_ctrl_rd_thld(struct dw_mci *host, struct mmc_data *data)
 
 static int dw_mci_submit_data_dma(struct dw_mci *host, struct mmc_data *data)
 {
+	unsigned long irqflags;
 	int sg_len;
 	u32 temp;
 
@@ -795,9 +796,11 @@ static int dw_mci_submit_data_dma(struct dw_mci *host, struct mmc_data *data)
 	mci_writel(host, CTRL, temp);
 
 	/* Disable RX/TX IRQs, let DMA handle it */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&host->irq_lock, irqflags);
 	temp = mci_readl(host, INTMASK);
 	temp  &= ~(SDMMC_INT_RXDR | SDMMC_INT_TXDR);
 	mci_writel(host, INTMASK, temp);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->irq_lock, irqflags);
 
 	host->dma_ops->start(host, sg_len);
 
@@ -806,6 +809,7 @@ static int dw_mci_submit_data_dma(struct dw_mci *host, struct mmc_data *data)
 
 static void dw_mci_submit_data(struct dw_mci *host, struct mmc_data *data)
 {
+	unsigned long irqflags;
 	u32 temp;
 
 	data->error = -EINPROGRESS;
@@ -834,9 +838,12 @@ static void dw_mci_submit_data(struct dw_mci *host, struct mmc_data *data)
 		host->part_buf_count = 0;
 
 		mci_writel(host, RINTSTS, SDMMC_INT_TXDR | SDMMC_INT_RXDR);
+
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&host->irq_lock, irqflags);
 		temp = mci_readl(host, INTMASK);
 		temp |= SDMMC_INT_TXDR | SDMMC_INT_RXDR;
 		mci_writel(host, INTMASK, temp);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->irq_lock, irqflags);
 
 		temp = mci_readl(host, CTRL);
 		temp &= ~SDMMC_CTRL_DMA_ENABLE;
@@ -1284,8 +1291,11 @@ static void dw_mci_enable_sdio_irq(struct mmc_host *mmc, int enb)
 {
 	struct dw_mci_slot *slot = mmc_priv(mmc);
 	struct dw_mci *host = slot->host;
+	unsigned long irqflags;
 	u32 int_mask;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&host->irq_lock, irqflags);
+
 	/* Enable/disable Slot Specific SDIO interrupt */
 	int_mask = mci_readl(host, INTMASK);
 	if (enb)
@@ -1293,6 +1303,8 @@ static void dw_mci_enable_sdio_irq(struct mmc_host *mmc, int enb)
 	else
 		int_mask &= ~SDMMC_INT_SDIO(slot->sdio_id);
 	mci_writel(host, INTMASK, int_mask);
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->irq_lock, irqflags);
 }
 
 static int dw_mci_execute_tuning(struct mmc_host *mmc, u32 opcode)
@@ -2661,6 +2673,7 @@ int dw_mci_probe(struct dw_mci *host)
 	host->quirks = host->pdata->quirks;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&host->lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&host->irq_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&host->queue);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/dw_mmc.h b/include/linux/mmc/dw_mmc.h
index 42b724e8d503f3a368fd26c061a7f779df028966..471fb3116dbee5afb3b9fb89325de6a51699fca3 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/dw_mmc.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/dw_mmc.h
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ struct mmc_data;
  * @cur_slot, @mrq and @state. These must always be updated
  * at the same time while holding @lock.
  *
+ * @irq_lock is an irq-safe spinlock protecting the INTMASK register
+ * to allow the interrupt handler to modify it directly.  Held for only long
+ * enough to read-modify-write INTMASK and no other locks are grabbed when
+ * holding this one.
+ *
  * The @mrq field of struct dw_mci_slot is also protected by @lock,
  * and must always be written at the same time as the slot is added to
  * @queue.
@@ -125,6 +130,7 @@ struct mmc_data;
  */
 struct dw_mci {
 	spinlock_t		lock;
+	spinlock_t		irq_lock;
 	void __iomem		*regs;
 
 	struct scatterlist	*sg;