diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vkms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vkms.c
index 2dcc68e04e8472450f009930b8029989adb94009..d99c8779b51e916782c93c24c6e8af9c8128267b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vkms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vkms.c
@@ -144,15 +144,16 @@ static void amdgpu_vkms_crtc_atomic_disable(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 static void amdgpu_vkms_crtc_atomic_flush(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 					  struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
 	if (crtc->state->event) {
-		spin_lock(&crtc->dev->event_lock);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&crtc->dev->event_lock, flags);
 
 		if (drm_crtc_vblank_get(crtc) != 0)
 			drm_crtc_send_vblank_event(crtc, crtc->state->event);
 		else
 			drm_crtc_arm_vblank_event(crtc, crtc->state->event);
 
-		spin_unlock(&crtc->dev->event_lock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&crtc->dev->event_lock, flags);
 
 		crtc->state->event = NULL;
 	}