diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic.c
index fed717e07938..da53c6e7d688 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic.c
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ int kvm_vgic_unmap_phys_irq(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int virt_irq)
 int kvm_vgic_set_owner(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int intid, void *owner)
 {
 	struct vgic_irq *irq;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (!vgic_initialized(vcpu->kvm))
@@ -464,12 +465,12 @@ int kvm_vgic_set_owner(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int intid, void *owner)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	irq = vgic_get_irq(vcpu->kvm, vcpu, intid);
-	spin_lock(&irq->irq_lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&irq->irq_lock, flags);
 	if (irq->owner && irq->owner != owner)
 		ret = -EEXIST;
 	else
 		irq->owner = owner;
-	spin_unlock(&irq->irq_lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&irq->irq_lock, flags);
 
 	return ret;
 }