if (!ACM_READY(acm))
                return;
 
-       spin_lock(&acm->throttle_lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&acm->throttle_lock, flags);
        throttled = acm->throttle;
-       spin_unlock(&acm->throttle_lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&acm->throttle_lock, flags);
        if (throttled)
                return;
 
        dbg("acm_rx_tasklet: procesing buf 0x%p, size = %d", buf, buf->size);
 
        tty_buffer_request_room(tty, buf->size);
-       spin_lock(&acm->throttle_lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&acm->throttle_lock, flags);
        throttled = acm->throttle;
-       spin_unlock(&acm->throttle_lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&acm->throttle_lock, flags);
        if (!throttled)
                tty_insert_flip_string(tty, buf->base, buf->size);
        tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);