diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/spinlock.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/spinlock.h
index db8c59d..800e7c4 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/spinlock.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/spinlock.h
@@ -610,7 +610,9 @@ static inline void arch_spin_unlock(arch_spinlock_t *lock)
 static inline int arch_read_trylock(arch_rwlock_t *rw)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
+	local_irq_save(flags);
 	arch_spin_lock(&(rw->lock_mutex));
 
 	/*
@@ -623,6 +625,7 @@ static inline int arch_read_trylock(arch_rwlock_t *rw)
 	}
 
 	arch_spin_unlock(&(rw->lock_mutex));
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	smp_mb();
 	return ret;
@@ -632,7 +635,9 @@ static inline int arch_read_trylock(arch_rwlock_t *rw)
 static inline int arch_write_trylock(arch_rwlock_t *rw)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
+	local_irq_save(flags);
 	arch_spin_lock(&(rw->lock_mutex));
 
 	/*
@@ -646,6 +651,7 @@ static inline int arch_write_trylock(arch_rwlock_t *rw)
 		ret = 1;
 	}
 	arch_spin_unlock(&(rw->lock_mutex));
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -664,16 +670,24 @@ static inline void arch_write_lock(arch_rwlock_t *rw)
 
 static inline void arch_read_unlock(arch_rwlock_t *rw)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	local_irq_save(flags);
 	arch_spin_lock(&(rw->lock_mutex));
 	rw->counter++;
 	arch_spin_unlock(&(rw->lock_mutex));
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
 static inline void arch_write_unlock(arch_rwlock_t *rw)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	local_irq_save(flags);
 	arch_spin_lock(&(rw->lock_mutex));
 	rw->counter = __ARCH_RW_LOCK_UNLOCKED__;
 	arch_spin_unlock(&(rw->lock_mutex));
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
 #endif