diff --git a/drivers/char/nwflash.c b/drivers/char/nwflash.c
index d45c334..04e2a94 100644
--- a/drivers/char/nwflash.c
+++ b/drivers/char/nwflash.c
@@ -617,9 +617,9 @@
 	 * we want to write a bit pattern XXX1 to Xilinx to enable
 	 * the write gate, which will be open for about the next 2ms.
 	 */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&nw_gpio_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&nw_gpio_lock, flags);
 	nw_cpld_modify(CPLD_FLASH_WR_ENABLE, CPLD_FLASH_WR_ENABLE);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nw_gpio_lock, flags);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nw_gpio_lock, flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * let the ISA bus to catch on...