diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-expresswire.c b/drivers/leds/leds-expresswire.c
index bb69be228a6d..25c6b159a6ee 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-expresswire.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-expresswire.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
+#include <linux/irqflags.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 #include <linux/leds-expresswire.h>
@@ -16,37 +17,41 @@
 void expresswire_power_off(struct expresswire_common_props *props)
 {
 	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(props->ctrl_gpio, 0);
-	usleep_range(props->timing.poweroff_us, props->timing.poweroff_us * 2);
+	fsleep(props->timing.poweroff_us);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(expresswire_power_off, "EXPRESSWIRE");
 
 void expresswire_enable(struct expresswire_common_props *props)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	local_irq_save(flags);
+
 	gpiod_set_value(props->ctrl_gpio, 1);
 	udelay(props->timing.detect_delay_us);
 	gpiod_set_value(props->ctrl_gpio, 0);
 	udelay(props->timing.detect_us);
 	gpiod_set_value(props->ctrl_gpio, 1);
+
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(expresswire_enable, "EXPRESSWIRE");
 
-void expresswire_start(struct expresswire_common_props *props)
+static void expresswire_start(struct expresswire_common_props *props)
 {
 	gpiod_set_value(props->ctrl_gpio, 1);
 	udelay(props->timing.data_start_us);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(expresswire_start, "EXPRESSWIRE");
 
-void expresswire_end(struct expresswire_common_props *props)
+static void expresswire_end(struct expresswire_common_props *props)
 {
 	gpiod_set_value(props->ctrl_gpio, 0);
 	udelay(props->timing.end_of_data_low_us);
 	gpiod_set_value(props->ctrl_gpio, 1);
 	udelay(props->timing.end_of_data_high_us);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(expresswire_end, "EXPRESSWIRE");
 
-void expresswire_set_bit(struct expresswire_common_props *props, bool bit)
+static void expresswire_set_bit(struct expresswire_common_props *props, bool bit)
 {
 	if (bit) {
 		gpiod_set_value(props->ctrl_gpio, 0);
@@ -60,13 +65,18 @@ void expresswire_set_bit(struct expresswire_common_props *props, bool bit)
 		udelay(props->timing.short_bitset_us);
 	}
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(expresswire_set_bit, "EXPRESSWIRE");
 
 void expresswire_write_u8(struct expresswire_common_props *props, u8 val)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	local_irq_save(flags);
+
 	expresswire_start(props);
 	for (int i = 7; i >= 0; i--)
 		expresswire_set_bit(props, val & BIT(i));
 	expresswire_end(props);
+
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(expresswire_write_u8, "EXPRESSWIRE");
diff --git a/include/linux/leds-expresswire.h b/include/linux/leds-expresswire.h
index a422921f4159..7f8c4795f69f 100644
--- a/include/linux/leds-expresswire.h
+++ b/include/linux/leds-expresswire.h
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ struct expresswire_common_props {
 
 void expresswire_power_off(struct expresswire_common_props *props);
 void expresswire_enable(struct expresswire_common_props *props);
-void expresswire_start(struct expresswire_common_props *props);
-void expresswire_end(struct expresswire_common_props *props);
-void expresswire_set_bit(struct expresswire_common_props *props, bool bit);
 void expresswire_write_u8(struct expresswire_common_props *props, u8 val);
 
 #endif /* _LEDS_EXPRESSWIRE_H */