diff --git a/drivers/tty/vcc.c b/drivers/tty/vcc.c
index 3947bd2b75ac..9adb533f7034 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vcc.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vcc.c
@@ -986,7 +986,8 @@ static void vcc_cleanup(struct tty_struct *tty)
 
 	port = vcc_get(tty->index, true);
 	if (port) {
-		port->tty = NULL;
+		scoped_guard(spinlock_irqsave, &port->lock)
+			port->tty = NULL;
 
 		if (port->removed) {
 			vcc_table_remove(tty->index);