1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c b/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
index 3b957e6412ee..8a7b8c7bd781 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
@@ -3111,10 +3111,11 @@ static int ucc_geth_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
         u8 __iomem *bd;                 /* BD pointer */
         u32 bd_status;
         u8 txQ = 0;
+        unsigned long flags;
 
         ugeth_vdbg("%s: IN", __func__);
 
-        spin_lock_irq(&ugeth->lock);
+        spin_lock_irqsave(&ugeth->lock, flags);
 
         dev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
 
@@ -3171,7 +3172,7 @@ static int ucc_geth_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
         uccf = ugeth->uccf;
         out_be16(uccf->p_utodr, UCC_FAST_TOD);
 #endif
-        spin_unlock_irq(&ugeth->lock);
+        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ugeth->lock, flags);
 
         return 0;
 }