diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic.c
index 112e17c2768be06587d340865ade9fe202adc7da..37f952dd9fc94bdc5faa6c2721822b8780dd46e1 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ static int aic_irq_domain_xlate(struct irq_domain *d,
 {
 	struct irq_domain_chip_generic *dgc = d->gc;
 	struct irq_chip_generic *gc;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned smr;
 	int idx;
 	int ret;
@@ -194,11 +195,11 @@ static int aic_irq_domain_xlate(struct irq_domain *d,
 
 	gc = dgc->gc[idx];
 
-	irq_gc_lock(gc);
+	irq_gc_lock_irqsave(gc, flags);
 	smr = irq_reg_readl(gc, AT91_AIC_SMR(*out_hwirq));
 	aic_common_set_priority(intspec[2], &smr);
 	irq_reg_writel(gc, smr, AT91_AIC_SMR(*out_hwirq));
-	irq_gc_unlock(gc);
+	irq_gc_unlock_irqrestore(gc, flags);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic5.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic5.c
index 4f0d068e1abec2bc068b5a2185bef0fd6df729ff..2a624d87a0356a963e2fa1d888cdff8e0668ae41 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic5.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic5.c
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ static int aic5_irq_domain_xlate(struct irq_domain *d,
 				 unsigned int *out_type)
 {
 	struct irq_chip_generic *bgc = irq_get_domain_generic_chip(d, 0);
+	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned smr;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -269,12 +270,12 @@ static int aic5_irq_domain_xlate(struct irq_domain *d,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	irq_gc_lock(bgc);
+	irq_gc_lock_irqsave(bgc, flags);
 	irq_reg_writel(bgc, *out_hwirq, AT91_AIC5_SSR);
 	smr = irq_reg_readl(bgc, AT91_AIC5_SMR);
 	aic_common_set_priority(intspec[2], &smr);
 	irq_reg_writel(bgc, smr, AT91_AIC5_SMR);
-	irq_gc_unlock(bgc);
+	irq_gc_unlock_irqrestore(bgc, flags);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/irq.h b/include/linux/irq.h
index b52424eaa0ed38e932d174f6a950a488d823399b..0ac26c892fe25c11030415ec48d5580b3d3fefa2 100644
--- a/include/linux/irq.h
+++ b/include/linux/irq.h
@@ -945,6 +945,16 @@ static inline void irq_gc_lock(struct irq_chip_generic *gc) { }
 static inline void irq_gc_unlock(struct irq_chip_generic *gc) { }
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * The irqsave variants are for usage in non interrupt code. Do not use
+ * them in irq_chip callbacks. Use irq_gc_lock() instead.
+ */
+#define irq_gc_lock_irqsave(gc, flags)	\
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&(gc)->lock, flags)
+
+#define irq_gc_unlock_irqrestore(gc, flags)	\
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&(gc)->lock, flags)
+
 static inline void irq_reg_writel(struct irq_chip_generic *gc,
 				  u32 val, int reg_offset)
 {