diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index 142578451e38..e8370732a7fa 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -790,6 +790,9 @@ static int acpi_ec_transaction_unlocked(struct acpi_ec *ec,
 	unsigned long tmp;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	if (t->rdata)
+		memset(t->rdata, 0, t->rlen);
+
 	/* start transaction */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ec->lock, tmp);
 	/* Enable GPE for command processing (IBF=0/OBF=1) */
@@ -826,8 +829,6 @@ static int acpi_ec_transaction(struct acpi_ec *ec, struct transaction *t)
 
 	if (!ec || (!t) || (t->wlen && !t->wdata) || (t->rlen && !t->rdata))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (t->rdata)
-		memset(t->rdata, 0, t->rlen);
 
 	mutex_lock(&ec->mutex);
 	if (ec->global_lock) {
@@ -854,7 +855,7 @@ static int acpi_ec_burst_enable(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 				.wdata = NULL, .rdata = &d,
 				.wlen = 0, .rlen = 1};
 
-	return acpi_ec_transaction(ec, &t);
+	return acpi_ec_transaction_unlocked(ec, &t);
 }
 
 static int acpi_ec_burst_disable(struct acpi_ec *ec)
@@ -864,7 +865,7 @@ static int acpi_ec_burst_disable(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 				.wlen = 0, .rlen = 0};
 
 	return (acpi_ec_read_status(ec) & ACPI_EC_FLAG_BURST) ?
-				acpi_ec_transaction(ec, &t) : 0;
+				acpi_ec_transaction_unlocked(ec, &t) : 0;
 }
 
 static int acpi_ec_read(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 address, u8 *data)
@@ -880,6 +881,19 @@ static int acpi_ec_read(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 address, u8 *data)
 	return result;
 }
 
+static int acpi_ec_read_unlocked(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 address, u8 *data)
+{
+	int result;
+	u8 d;
+	struct transaction t = {.command = ACPI_EC_COMMAND_READ,
+				.wdata = &address, .rdata = &d,
+				.wlen = 1, .rlen = 1};
+
+	result = acpi_ec_transaction_unlocked(ec, &t);
+	*data = d;
+	return result;
+}
+
 static int acpi_ec_write(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 address, u8 data)
 {
 	u8 wdata[2] = { address, data };
@@ -890,6 +904,16 @@ static int acpi_ec_write(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 address, u8 data)
 	return acpi_ec_transaction(ec, &t);
 }
 
+static int acpi_ec_write_unlocked(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 address, u8 data)
+{
+	u8 wdata[2] = { address, data };
+	struct transaction t = {.command = ACPI_EC_COMMAND_WRITE,
+				.wdata = wdata, .rdata = NULL,
+				.wlen = 2, .rlen = 0};
+
+	return acpi_ec_transaction_unlocked(ec, &t);
+}
+
 int ec_read(u8 addr, u8 *val)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -1300,6 +1324,7 @@ acpi_ec_space_handler(u32 function, acpi_physical_address address,
 	struct acpi_ec *ec = handler_context;
 	int result = 0, i, bytes = bits / 8;
 	u8 *value = (u8 *)value64;
+	u32 glk;
 
 	if ((address > 0xFF) || !value || !handler_context)
 		return AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
@@ -1307,13 +1332,25 @@ acpi_ec_space_handler(u32 function, acpi_physical_address address,
 	if (function != ACPI_READ && function != ACPI_WRITE)
 		return AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
 
+	mutex_lock(&ec->mutex);
+
+	if (ec->global_lock) {
+		acpi_status status;
+
+		status = acpi_acquire_global_lock(ACPI_EC_UDELAY_GLK, &glk);
+		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+			result = -ENODEV;
+			goto unlock;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (ec->busy_polling || bits > 8)
 		acpi_ec_burst_enable(ec);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < bytes; ++i, ++address, ++value) {
 		result = (function == ACPI_READ) ?
-			acpi_ec_read(ec, address, value) :
-			acpi_ec_write(ec, address, *value);
+			acpi_ec_read_unlocked(ec, address, value) :
+			acpi_ec_write_unlocked(ec, address, *value);
 		if (result < 0)
 			break;
 	}
@@ -1321,6 +1358,12 @@ acpi_ec_space_handler(u32 function, acpi_physical_address address,
 	if (ec->busy_polling || bits > 8)
 		acpi_ec_burst_disable(ec);
 
+	if (ec->global_lock)
+		acpi_release_global_lock(glk);
+
+unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&ec->mutex);
+
 	switch (result) {
 	case -EINVAL:
 		return AE_BAD_PARAMETER;