diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index 1043f687d..fb26d2c68 100644
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -717,6 +717,7 @@ Patch12029: crypto-register-cryptd-first.patch
 
 Patch12303: dmar-disable-when-ricoh-multifunction.patch
 
+Patch13002: revert-efi-rtclock.patch
 Patch13003: efi-dont-map-boot-services-on-32bit.patch
 Patch13004: iwlagn-revert-max-aggregate-size.patch
 
@@ -1321,6 +1322,7 @@ ApplyPatch crypto-register-cryptd-first.patch
 # rhbz#605888
 ApplyPatch dmar-disable-when-ricoh-multifunction.patch
 
+ApplyPatch revert-efi-rtclock.patch
 ApplyPatch efi-dont-map-boot-services-on-32bit.patch
 ApplyPatch iwlagn-revert-max-aggregate-size.patch
 
@@ -2035,6 +2037,9 @@ fi
 #                 ||----w |
 #                 ||     ||
 %changelog
+* Tue Aug 30 2011 Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>
+- Revert "x86: Serialize EFI time accesses on rtc_lock" (rhbz 732755)
+
 * Tue Aug 30 2011 Josh Boyer <jwboyer@redhat.com>
 - Add patch to fix rhbz 606017
 
diff --git a/revert-efi-rtclock.patch b/revert-efi-rtclock.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87ecaa11a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/revert-efi-rtclock.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
+index 3ae4128..e17c6d2 100644
+--- a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
++++ b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
+@@ -89,50 +89,26 @@ early_param("add_efi_memmap", setup_add_efi_memmap);
+ 
+ static efi_status_t virt_efi_get_time(efi_time_t *tm, efi_time_cap_t *tc)
+ {
+-	unsigned long flags;
+-	efi_status_t status;
+-
+-	spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc_lock, flags);
+-	status = efi_call_virt2(get_time, tm, tc);
+-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtc_lock, flags);
+-	return status;
++	return efi_call_virt2(get_time, tm, tc);
+ }
+ 
+ static efi_status_t virt_efi_set_time(efi_time_t *tm)
+ {
+-	unsigned long flags;
+-	efi_status_t status;
+-
+-	spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc_lock, flags);
+-	status = efi_call_virt1(set_time, tm);
+-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtc_lock, flags);
+-	return status;
++	return efi_call_virt1(set_time, tm);
+ }
+ 
+ static efi_status_t virt_efi_get_wakeup_time(efi_bool_t *enabled,
+ 					     efi_bool_t *pending,
+ 					     efi_time_t *tm)
+ {
+-	unsigned long flags;
+-	efi_status_t status;
+-
+-	spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc_lock, flags);
+-	status = efi_call_virt3(get_wakeup_time,
+-				enabled, pending, tm);
+-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtc_lock, flags);
+-	return status;
++	return efi_call_virt3(get_wakeup_time,
++			      enabled, pending, tm);
+ }
+ 
+ static efi_status_t virt_efi_set_wakeup_time(efi_bool_t enabled, efi_time_t *tm)
+ {
+-	unsigned long flags;
+-	efi_status_t status;
+-
+-	spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc_lock, flags);
+-	status = efi_call_virt2(set_wakeup_time,
+-				enabled, tm);
+-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtc_lock, flags);
+-	return status;
++	return efi_call_virt2(set_wakeup_time,
++			      enabled, tm);
+ }
+ 
+ static efi_status_t virt_efi_get_variable(efi_char16_t *name,
+@@ -232,14 +208,11 @@ static efi_status_t __init phys_efi_set_virtual_address_map(
+ static efi_status_t __init phys_efi_get_time(efi_time_t *tm,
+ 					     efi_time_cap_t *tc)
+ {
+-	unsigned long flags;
+ 	efi_status_t status;
+ 
+-	spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc_lock, flags);
+ 	efi_call_phys_prelog();
+ 	status = efi_call_phys2(efi_phys.get_time, tm, tc);
+ 	efi_call_phys_epilog();
+-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtc_lock, flags);
+ 	return status;
+ }
+