diff --git a/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6afe.c b/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6afe.c
index 56f85f1c2425..980851a12976 100644
--- a/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6afe.c
+++ b/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6afe.c
@@ -946,9 +946,8 @@ static struct q6afe_port *q6afe_find_port(struct q6afe *afe, int token)
 {
 	struct q6afe_port *p;
 	struct q6afe_port *ret = NULL;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&afe->port_list_lock, flags);
+	guard(spinlock)(&afe->port_list_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(p, &afe->port_list, node)
 		if (p->token == token) {
 			ret = p;
@@ -956,7 +955,6 @@ static struct q6afe_port *q6afe_find_port(struct q6afe *afe, int token)
 			break;
 		}
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&afe->port_list_lock, flags);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1733,7 +1731,6 @@ struct q6afe_port *q6afe_port_get_from_id(struct device *dev, int id)
 	int port_id;
 	struct q6afe *afe = dev_get_drvdata(dev->parent);
 	struct q6afe_port *port;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int cfg_type;
 
 	if (id < 0 || id >= AFE_PORT_MAX) {
@@ -1810,9 +1807,8 @@ struct q6afe_port *q6afe_port_get_from_id(struct device *dev, int id)
 	port->cfg_type = cfg_type;
 	kref_init(&port->refcount);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&afe->port_list_lock, flags);
+	guard(spinlock)(&afe->port_list_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&port->node, &afe->port_list);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&afe->port_list_lock, flags);
 
 	return port;