diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
index 17f70e4bee435..9c59ec128bb4f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
@@ -2692,7 +2692,7 @@ static void imx_uart_enable_wakeup(struct imx_port *sport, bool on)
 {
 	u32 ucr3;
 
-	uart_port_lock(&sport->port);
+	uart_port_lock_irq(&sport->port);
 
 	ucr3 = imx_uart_readl(sport, UCR3);
 	if (on) {
@@ -2714,7 +2714,7 @@ static void imx_uart_enable_wakeup(struct imx_port *sport, bool on)
 		imx_uart_writel(sport, ucr1, UCR1);
 	}
 
-	uart_port_unlock(&sport->port);
+	uart_port_unlock_irq(&sport->port);
 }
 
 static int imx_uart_suspend_noirq(struct device *dev)