diff --git a/drivers/serial/sunhv.c b/drivers/serial/sunhv.c
index 145c0281495d..2847336742d7 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/sunhv.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/sunhv.c
@@ -499,7 +499,6 @@ static void sunhv_console_write_bychar(struct console *con, const char *s, unsig
 	} else
 		spin_lock(&port->lock);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
 		if (*s == '\n')
 			sunhv_console_putchar(port, '\r');