diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-imxdi.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-imxdi.c
index 891cd6c..4eed510 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-imxdi.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-imxdi.c
@@ -392,6 +392,8 @@
 	if (imxdi->ioaddr == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	spin_lock_init(&imxdi->irq_lock);
+
 	imxdi->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	if (imxdi->irq < 0)
 		return imxdi->irq;