diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c b/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c
index 26919556ef5f..b72b36e0abed 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ static void sh_cmt_set_next(struct sh_cmt_channel *ch, unsigned long delta)
 static irqreturn_t sh_cmt_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct sh_cmt_channel *ch = dev_id;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* clear flags */
 	sh_cmt_write_cmcsr(ch, sh_cmt_read_cmcsr(ch) &
@@ -558,6 +559,8 @@ static irqreturn_t sh_cmt_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 	ch->flags &= ~FLAG_SKIPEVENT;
 
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&ch->lock, flags);
+
 	if (ch->flags & FLAG_REPROGRAM) {
 		ch->flags &= ~FLAG_REPROGRAM;
 		sh_cmt_clock_event_program_verify(ch, 1);
@@ -570,6 +573,8 @@ static irqreturn_t sh_cmt_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 	ch->flags &= ~FLAG_IRQCONTEXT;
 
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ch->lock, flags);
+
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
@@ -780,12 +785,18 @@ static int sh_cmt_clock_event_next(unsigned long delta,
 				   struct clock_event_device *ced)
 {
 	struct sh_cmt_channel *ch = ced_to_sh_cmt(ced);
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	BUG_ON(!clockevent_state_oneshot(ced));
+
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&ch->lock, flags);
+
 	if (likely(ch->flags & FLAG_IRQCONTEXT))
 		ch->next_match_value = delta - 1;
 	else
-		sh_cmt_set_next(ch, delta - 1);
+		__sh_cmt_set_next(ch, delta - 1);
+
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ch->lock, flags);
 
 	return 0;
 }