diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic5.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic5.c
index 9da9942ac83c9e4ce861e193061f0f29df8b5700..f6d680485beecaf0ec870a0d7492146e3fb72090 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic5.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-atmel-aic5.c
@@ -88,28 +88,36 @@ static void aic5_mask(struct irq_data *d)
 {
 	struct irq_domain *domain = d->domain;
 	struct irq_domain_chip_generic *dgc = domain->gc;
-	struct irq_chip_generic *gc = dgc->gc[0];
+	struct irq_chip_generic *bgc = dgc->gc[0];
+	struct irq_chip_generic *gc = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(d);
 
-	/* Disable interrupt on AIC5 */
-	irq_gc_lock(gc);
+	/*
+	 * Disable interrupt on AIC5. We always take the lock of the
+	 * first irq chip as all chips share the same registers.
+	 */
+	irq_gc_lock(bgc);
 	irq_reg_writel(gc, d->hwirq, AT91_AIC5_SSR);
 	irq_reg_writel(gc, 1, AT91_AIC5_IDCR);
 	gc->mask_cache &= ~d->mask;
-	irq_gc_unlock(gc);
+	irq_gc_unlock(bgc);
 }
 
 static void aic5_unmask(struct irq_data *d)
 {
 	struct irq_domain *domain = d->domain;
 	struct irq_domain_chip_generic *dgc = domain->gc;
-	struct irq_chip_generic *gc = dgc->gc[0];
+	struct irq_chip_generic *bgc = dgc->gc[0];
+	struct irq_chip_generic *gc = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(d);
 
-	/* Enable interrupt on AIC5 */
-	irq_gc_lock(gc);
+	/*
+	 * Enable interrupt on AIC5. We always take the lock of the
+	 * first irq chip as all chips share the same registers.
+	 */
+	irq_gc_lock(bgc);
 	irq_reg_writel(gc, d->hwirq, AT91_AIC5_SSR);
 	irq_reg_writel(gc, 1, AT91_AIC5_IECR);
 	gc->mask_cache |= d->mask;
-	irq_gc_unlock(gc);
+	irq_gc_unlock(bgc);
 }
 
 static int aic5_retrigger(struct irq_data *d)