diff --git a/sound/pci/asihpi/asihpi.c b/sound/pci/asihpi/asihpi.c
index 185d54a5cb1af5765f2c2ae8f09af36f28f55de2..dc632cdc38706ec74c18978739e0819257e1d3a8 100644
--- a/sound/pci/asihpi/asihpi.c
+++ b/sound/pci/asihpi/asihpi.c
@@ -769,7 +769,10 @@ static void snd_card_asihpi_timer_function(unsigned long data)
 						s->number);
 				ds->drained_count++;
 				if (ds->drained_count > 20) {
+					unsigned long flags;
+					snd_pcm_stream_lock_irqsave(s, flags);
 					snd_pcm_stop(s, SNDRV_PCM_STATE_XRUN);
+					snd_pcm_stream_unlock_irqrestore(s, flags);
 					continue;
 				}
 			} else {