diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-omap.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-omap.c
index 8e5851a..96cc613 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-omap.c
@@ -156,6 +156,22 @@ static inline void rtc_writel(struct omap_rtc *rtc, unsigned int reg, u32 val)
 	writel(val, rtc->base + reg);
 }
 
+static void rtc_unlock(struct omap_rtc *rtc)
+{
+	if (rtc->type->has_kicker) {
+		rtc_writel(rtc, OMAP_RTC_KICK0_REG, KICK0_VALUE);
+		rtc_writel(rtc, OMAP_RTC_KICK1_REG, KICK1_VALUE);
+	}
+}
+
+static void rtc_lock(struct omap_rtc *rtc)
+{
+	if (rtc->type->has_kicker) {
+		rtc_writel(rtc, OMAP_RTC_KICK0_REG, 0);
+		rtc_writel(rtc, OMAP_RTC_KICK1_REG, 0);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * We rely on the rtc framework to handle locking (rtc->ops_lock),
  * so the only other requirement is that register accesses which
@@ -186,7 +202,9 @@ static irqreturn_t rtc_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 	/* alarm irq? */
 	if (irq_data & OMAP_RTC_STATUS_ALARM) {
+		rtc_unlock(rtc);
 		rtc_write(rtc, OMAP_RTC_STATUS_REG, OMAP_RTC_STATUS_ALARM);
+		rtc_lock(rtc);
 		events |= RTC_IRQF | RTC_AF;
 	}
 
@@ -218,9 +236,11 @@ static int omap_rtc_alarm_irq_enable(struct device *dev, unsigned int enabled)
 		irqwake_reg &= ~OMAP_RTC_IRQWAKEEN_ALARM_WAKEEN;
 	}
 	rtc_wait_not_busy(rtc);
+	rtc_unlock(rtc);
 	rtc_write(rtc, OMAP_RTC_INTERRUPTS_REG, reg);
 	if (rtc->type->has_irqwakeen)
 		rtc_write(rtc, OMAP_RTC_IRQWAKEEN, irqwake_reg);
+	rtc_lock(rtc);
 	local_irq_enable();
 
 	return 0;
@@ -293,12 +313,14 @@ static int omap_rtc_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 	local_irq_disable();
 	rtc_wait_not_busy(rtc);
 
+	rtc_unlock(rtc);
 	rtc_write(rtc, OMAP_RTC_YEARS_REG, tm->tm_year);
 	rtc_write(rtc, OMAP_RTC_MONTHS_REG, tm->tm_mon);
 	rtc_write(rtc, OMAP_RTC_DAYS_REG, tm->tm_mday);
 	rtc_write(rtc, OMAP_RTC_HOURS_REG, tm->tm_hour);
 	rtc_write(rtc, OMAP_RTC_MINUTES_REG, tm->tm_min);
 	rtc_write(rtc, OMAP_RTC_SECONDS_REG, tm->tm_sec);
+	rtc_lock(rtc);
 
 	local_irq_enable();
 
@@ -341,6 +363,7 @@ static int omap_rtc_set_alarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *alm)
 	local_irq_disable();
 	rtc_wait_not_busy(rtc);
 
+	rtc_unlock(rtc);
 	rtc_write(rtc, OMAP_RTC_ALARM_YEARS_REG, alm->time.tm_year);
 	rtc_write(rtc, OMAP_RTC_ALARM_MONTHS_REG, alm->time.tm_mon);
 	rtc_write(rtc, OMAP_RTC_ALARM_DAYS_REG, alm->time.tm_mday);
@@ -362,6 +385,7 @@ static int omap_rtc_set_alarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *alm)
 	rtc_write(rtc, OMAP_RTC_INTERRUPTS_REG, reg);
 	if (rtc->type->has_irqwakeen)
 		rtc_write(rtc, OMAP_RTC_IRQWAKEEN, irqwake_reg);
+	rtc_lock(rtc);
 
 	local_irq_enable();
 
@@ -391,6 +415,7 @@ static void omap_rtc_power_off(void)
 	unsigned long now;
 	u32 val;
 
+	rtc_unlock(rtc);
 	/* enable pmic_power_en control */
 	val = rtc_readl(rtc, OMAP_RTC_PMIC_REG);
 	rtc_writel(rtc, OMAP_RTC_PMIC_REG, val | OMAP_RTC_PMIC_POWER_EN_EN);
@@ -423,6 +448,7 @@ static void omap_rtc_power_off(void)
 	val = rtc_read(rtc, OMAP_RTC_INTERRUPTS_REG);
 	rtc_writel(rtc, OMAP_RTC_INTERRUPTS_REG,
 			val | OMAP_RTC_INTERRUPTS_IT_ALARM2);
+	rtc_lock(rtc);
 
 	/*
 	 * Wait for alarm to trigger (within two seconds) and external PMIC to
@@ -527,10 +553,7 @@ static int __init omap_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
 
-	if (rtc->type->has_kicker) {
-		rtc_writel(rtc, OMAP_RTC_KICK0_REG, KICK0_VALUE);
-		rtc_writel(rtc, OMAP_RTC_KICK1_REG, KICK1_VALUE);
-	}
+	rtc_unlock(rtc);
 
 	/*
 	 * disable interrupts
@@ -593,6 +616,8 @@ static int __init omap_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (reg != new_ctrl)
 		rtc_write(rtc, OMAP_RTC_CTRL_REG, new_ctrl);
 
+	rtc_lock(rtc);
+
 	device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, true);
 
 	rtc->rtc = devm_rtc_device_register(&pdev->dev, pdev->name,
@@ -626,8 +651,7 @@ static int __init omap_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 err:
 	device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, false);
-	if (rtc->type->has_kicker)
-		rtc_writel(rtc, OMAP_RTC_KICK0_REG, 0);
+	rtc_lock(rtc);
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 
@@ -646,11 +670,11 @@ static int __exit omap_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, 0);
 
+	rtc_unlock(rtc);
 	/* leave rtc running, but disable irqs */
 	rtc_write(rtc, OMAP_RTC_INTERRUPTS_REG, 0);
 
-	if (rtc->type->has_kicker)
-		rtc_writel(rtc, OMAP_RTC_KICK0_REG, 0);
+	rtc_lock(rtc);
 
 	/* Disable the clock/module */
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(&pdev->dev);
@@ -666,6 +690,7 @@ static int omap_rtc_suspend(struct device *dev)
 
 	rtc->interrupts_reg = rtc_read(rtc, OMAP_RTC_INTERRUPTS_REG);
 
+	rtc_unlock(rtc);
 	/*
 	 * FIXME: the RTC alarm is not currently acting as a wakeup event
 	 * source on some platforms, and in fact this enable() call is just
@@ -675,6 +700,7 @@ static int omap_rtc_suspend(struct device *dev)
 		enable_irq_wake(rtc->irq_alarm);
 	else
 		rtc_write(rtc, OMAP_RTC_INTERRUPTS_REG, 0);
+	rtc_lock(rtc);
 
 	/* Disable the clock/module */
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(dev);
@@ -689,10 +715,12 @@ static int omap_rtc_resume(struct device *dev)
 	/* Enable the clock/module so that we can access the registers */
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
 
+	rtc_unlock(rtc);
 	if (device_may_wakeup(dev))
 		disable_irq_wake(rtc->irq_alarm);
 	else
 		rtc_write(rtc, OMAP_RTC_INTERRUPTS_REG, rtc->interrupts_reg);
+	rtc_lock(rtc);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -709,9 +737,11 @@ static void omap_rtc_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 * Keep the ALARM interrupt enabled to allow the system to power up on
 	 * alarm events.
 	 */
+	rtc_unlock(rtc);
 	mask = rtc_read(rtc, OMAP_RTC_INTERRUPTS_REG);
 	mask &= OMAP_RTC_INTERRUPTS_IT_ALARM;
 	rtc_write(rtc, OMAP_RTC_INTERRUPTS_REG, mask);
+	rtc_lock(rtc);
 }
 
 static struct platform_driver omap_rtc_driver = {
