diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/i8253.c b/arch/mips/kernel/i8253.c
index c2d497ceffdd..fc4aa07b6d35 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/i8253.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/i8253.c
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ DEFINE_SPINLOCK(i8253_lock);
 static void init_pit_timer(enum clock_event_mode mode,
 			   struct clock_event_device *evt)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&i8253_lock, flags);
+	spin_lock(&i8253_lock);
 
 	switch(mode) {
 	case CLOCK_EVT_MODE_PERIODIC:
@@ -55,7 +53,7 @@ static void init_pit_timer(enum clock_event_mode mode,
 		/* Nothing to do here */
 		break;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i8253_lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock(&i8253_lock);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -65,12 +63,10 @@ static void init_pit_timer(enum clock_event_mode mode,
  */
 static int pit_next_event(unsigned long delta, struct clock_event_device *evt)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&i8253_lock, flags);
+	spin_lock(&i8253_lock);
 	outb_p(delta & 0xff , PIT_CH0);	/* LSB */
 	outb(delta >> 8 , PIT_CH0);	/* MSB */
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i8253_lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock(&i8253_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/i8253.c b/arch/x86/kernel/i8253.c
index 377c3f8411f8..c76fef1ce355 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/i8253.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/i8253.c
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ struct clock_event_device *global_clock_event;
 static void init_pit_timer(enum clock_event_mode mode,
 			   struct clock_event_device *evt)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&i8253_lock, flags);
+	spin_lock(&i8253_lock);
 
 	switch(mode) {
 	case CLOCK_EVT_MODE_PERIODIC:
@@ -71,7 +69,7 @@ static void init_pit_timer(enum clock_event_mode mode,
 		/* Nothing to do here */
 		break;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i8253_lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock(&i8253_lock);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -81,12 +79,10 @@ static void init_pit_timer(enum clock_event_mode mode,
  */
 static int pit_next_event(unsigned long delta, struct clock_event_device *evt)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&i8253_lock, flags);
+	spin_lock(&i8253_lock);
 	outb_p(delta & 0xff , PIT_CH0);	/* LSB */
 	outb(delta >> 8 , PIT_CH0);	/* MSB */
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i8253_lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock(&i8253_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }