1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c b/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c
index 99a63649f4fc..4cf9a6588751 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c
@@ -652,8 +652,9 @@ tulip_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
         int entry;
         u32 flag;
         dma_addr_t mapping;
+        unsigned long flags;
 
-        spin_lock_irq(&tp->lock);
+        spin_lock_irqsave(&tp->lock, flags);
 
         /* Calculate the next Tx descriptor entry. */
         entry = tp->cur_tx % TX_RING_SIZE;
@@ -688,7 +689,7 @@ tulip_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
         /* Trigger an immediate transmit demand. */
         iowrite32(0, tp->base_addr + CSR1);
 
-        spin_unlock_irq(&tp->lock);
+        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tp->lock, flags);
 
         dev->trans_start = jiffies;