diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
index be2e836e10e9..ad1d438b3085 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
@@ -4966,7 +4966,7 @@ static void scx_dump_state(struct scx_exit_info *ei, size_t dump_len)
 		size_t avail, used;
 		bool idle;
 
-		rq_lock(rq, &rf);
+		rq_lock_irqsave(rq, &rf);
 
 		idle = list_empty(&rq->scx.runnable_list) &&
 			rq->curr->sched_class == &idle_sched_class;
@@ -5034,7 +5034,7 @@ static void scx_dump_state(struct scx_exit_info *ei, size_t dump_len)
 		list_for_each_entry(p, &rq->scx.runnable_list, scx.runnable_node)
 			scx_dump_task(&s, &dctx, p, ' ');
 	next:
-		rq_unlock(rq, &rf);
+		rq_unlock_irqrestore(rq, &rf);
 	}
 
 	if (seq_buf_has_overflowed(&s) && dump_len >= sizeof(trunc_marker))