diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/amd/acp-ipc.c b/sound/soc/sof/amd/acp-ipc.c
index fcb54f545fea3d..2743f07a5e0811 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/amd/acp-ipc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/amd/acp-ipc.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // This file is provided under a dual BSD/GPLv2 license. When using or
 // redistributing this file, you may do so under either license.
 //
-// Copyright(c) 2021 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
+// Copyright(c) 2021, 2023 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
 //
 // Authors: Balakishore Pati <Balakishore.pati@amd.com>
 //	    Ajit Kumar Pandey <AjitKumar.Pandey@amd.com>
@@ -188,13 +188,11 @@ irqreturn_t acp_sof_ipc_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 
 	dsp_ack = snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, ACP_DSP_BAR, ACP_SCRATCH_REG_0 + dsp_ack_write);
 	if (dsp_ack) {
-		spin_lock_irq(&sdev->ipc_lock);
 		/* handle immediate reply from DSP core */
 		acp_dsp_ipc_get_reply(sdev);
 		snd_sof_ipc_reply(sdev, 0);
 		/* set the done bit */
 		acp_dsp_ipc_dsp_done(sdev);
-		spin_unlock_irq(&sdev->ipc_lock);
 		ipc_irq = true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/amd/acp.c b/sound/soc/sof/amd/acp.c
index 603ea5fc0d0d4d..7860724c4d2d82 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/amd/acp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/amd/acp.c
@@ -343,11 +343,13 @@ static irqreturn_t acp_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 	const struct sof_amd_acp_desc *desc = get_chip_info(sdev->pdata);
 	unsigned int count = ACP_HW_SEM_RETRY_COUNT;
 
+	spin_lock_irq(&sdev->ipc_lock);
 	while (snd_sof_dsp_read(sdev, ACP_DSP_BAR, desc->hw_semaphore_offset)) {
 		/* Wait until acquired HW Semaphore lock or timeout */
 		count--;
 		if (!count) {
 			dev_err(sdev->dev, "%s: Failed to acquire HW lock\n", __func__);
+			spin_unlock_irq(&sdev->ipc_lock);
 			return IRQ_NONE;
 		}
 	}
@@ -356,6 +358,7 @@ static irqreturn_t acp_irq_thread(int irq, void *context)
 	/* Unlock or Release HW Semaphore */
 	snd_sof_dsp_write(sdev, ACP_DSP_BAR, desc->hw_semaphore_offset, 0x0);
 
+	spin_unlock_irq(&sdev->ipc_lock);
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 };