1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851.c
index e5dc0757f077..ad10759e3459 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851.c
@@ -889,16 +889,17 @@ static int ks8851_net_stop(struct net_device *dev)
         netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
         mutex_lock(&ks->lock);
+        /* turn off the IRQs and ack any outstanding */
+        ks8851_wrreg16(ks, KS_IER, 0x0000);
+        ks8851_wrreg16(ks, KS_ISR, 0xffff);
+        mutex_unlock(&ks->lock);
 
         /* stop any outstanding work */
         flush_work(&ks->irq_work);
         flush_work(&ks->tx_work);
         flush_work(&ks->rxctrl_work);
 
-        /* turn off the IRQs and ack any outstanding */
-        ks8851_wrreg16(ks, KS_IER, 0x0000);
-        ks8851_wrreg16(ks, KS_ISR, 0xffff);
-
+        mutex_lock(&ks->lock);
         /* shutdown RX process */
         ks8851_wrreg16(ks, KS_RXCR1, 0x0000);
 
@@ -907,6 +908,7 @@ static int ks8851_net_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 
         /* set powermode to soft power down to save power */
         ks8851_set_powermode(ks, PMECR_PM_SOFTDOWN);
+        mutex_unlock(&ks->lock);
 
         /* ensure any queued tx buffers are dumped */
         while (!skb_queue_empty(&ks->txq)) {
@@ -918,7 +920,6 @@ static int ks8851_net_stop(struct net_device *dev)
                 dev_kfree_skb(txb);
         }
 
-        mutex_unlock(&ks->lock);
         return 0;
 }