diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c
index 64f4e2e185944..aebf1e9eabcb9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <drm/drm_rect.h>
 #include <drm/drm_atomic.h>
 #include <drm/drm_plane_helper.h>
+#include <linux/locallock.h>
 #include "intel_drv.h"
 #include "intel_frontbuffer.h"
 #include <drm/i915_drm.h>
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ int intel_usecs_to_scanlines(const struct drm_display_mode *adjusted_mode,
 			    1000 * adjusted_mode->crtc_htotal);
 }
 
+static DEFINE_LOCAL_IRQ_LOCK(pipe_update_lock);
+
 /**
  * intel_pipe_update_start() - start update of a set of display registers
  * @crtc: the crtc of which the registers are going to be updated
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ void intel_pipe_update_start(struct intel_crtc *crtc)
 	min = vblank_start - intel_usecs_to_scanlines(adjusted_mode, 100);
 	max = vblank_start - 1;
 
-	local_irq_disable();
+	local_lock_irq(pipe_update_lock);
 
 	if (min <= 0 || max <= 0)
 		return;
@@ -128,11 +131,11 @@ void intel_pipe_update_start(struct intel_crtc *crtc)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		local_irq_enable();
+		local_unlock_irq(pipe_update_lock);
 
 		timeout = schedule_timeout(timeout);
 
-		local_irq_disable();
+		local_lock_irq(pipe_update_lock);
 	}
 
 	finish_wait(wq, &wait);
@@ -202,7 +205,7 @@ void intel_pipe_update_end(struct intel_crtc *crtc, struct intel_flip_work *work
 		crtc->base.state->event = NULL;
 	}
 
-	local_irq_enable();
+	local_unlock_irq(pipe_update_lock);
 
 	if (crtc->debug.start_vbl_count &&
 	    crtc->debug.start_vbl_count != end_vbl_count) {