diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/bfin_sport_uart.h b/drivers/tty/serial/bfin_sport_uart.h
index 6d06ce1d5675ce12dbe8e9d9d682f3fbff4a595f..e4510ea135ceb1dc1b6a85d02320cfede400c57d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/bfin_sport_uart.h
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/bfin_sport_uart.h
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@
 #define SPORT_GET_RX32(sport) \
 ({ \
 	unsigned int __ret; \
+	unsigned long flags; \
 	if (ANOMALY_05000473) \
-		local_irq_disable(); \
+		local_irq_save(flags); \
 	__ret = bfin_read32((sport)->port.membase + OFFSET_RX); \
 	if (ANOMALY_05000473) \
-		local_irq_enable(); \
+		local_irq_restore(flags); \
 	__ret; \
 })
 #define SPORT_GET_RCR1(sport)		bfin_read16(((sport)->port.membase + OFFSET_RCR1))