diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/samsung.c b/drivers/tty/serial/samsung.c
index 8c89697c5357..15b9bf35457b 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/samsung.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/samsung.c
@@ -764,11 +764,8 @@ static irqreturn_t s3c24xx_serial_tx_chars(int irq, void *id)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS) {
-		spin_unlock(&port->lock);
+	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
-		spin_lock(&port->lock);
-	}
 
 	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
 		s3c24xx_serial_stop_tx(port);