diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/uhci-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/uhci-hcd.c
index 4b9e9aba2665..4f64d24eebc8 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/uhci-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/uhci-hcd.c
@@ -447,6 +447,10 @@ static irqreturn_t uhci_irq(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 	uhci_writew(uhci, status, USBSTS);		/* Clear it */
 
+	spin_lock(&uhci->lock);
+	if (unlikely(!uhci->is_initialized))	/* not yet configured */
+		goto done;
+
 	if (status & ~(USBSTS_USBINT | USBSTS_ERROR | USBSTS_RD)) {
 		if (status & USBSTS_HSE)
 			dev_err(uhci_dev(uhci), "host system error, "
@@ -455,7 +459,6 @@ static irqreturn_t uhci_irq(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 			dev_err(uhci_dev(uhci), "host controller process "
 					"error, something bad happened!\n");
 		if (status & USBSTS_HCH) {
-			spin_lock(&uhci->lock);
 			if (uhci->rh_state >= UHCI_RH_RUNNING) {
 				dev_err(uhci_dev(uhci),
 					"host controller halted, "
@@ -473,15 +476,15 @@ static irqreturn_t uhci_irq(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 				 * pending unlinks */
 				mod_timer(&hcd->rh_timer, jiffies);
 			}
-			spin_unlock(&uhci->lock);
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (status & USBSTS_RD)
+	if (status & USBSTS_RD) {
+		spin_unlock(&uhci->lock);
 		usb_hcd_poll_rh_status(hcd);
-	else {
-		spin_lock(&uhci->lock);
+	} else {
 		uhci_scan_schedule(uhci);
+ done:
 		spin_unlock(&uhci->lock);
 	}
 
@@ -662,9 +665,9 @@ static int uhci_start(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 	 */
 	mb();
 
+	spin_lock_irq(&uhci->lock);
 	configure_hc(uhci);
 	uhci->is_initialized = 1;
-	spin_lock_irq(&uhci->lock);
 	start_rh(uhci);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&uhci->lock);
 	return 0;