diff --git a/drivers/net/b44.c b/drivers/net/b44.c
index 0189dcd..e046943 100644
--- a/drivers/net/b44.c
+++ b/drivers/net/b44.c
@@ -847,23 +847,22 @@
 {
 	struct b44 *bp = container_of(napi, struct b44, napi);
 	int work_done;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&bp->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&bp->lock, flags);
 
 	if (bp->istat & (ISTAT_TX | ISTAT_TO)) {
 		/* spin_lock(&bp->tx_lock); */
 		b44_tx(bp);
 		/* spin_unlock(&bp->tx_lock); */
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irq(&bp->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bp->lock, flags);
 
 	work_done = 0;
 	if (bp->istat & ISTAT_RX)
 		work_done += b44_rx(bp, budget);
 
 	if (bp->istat & ISTAT_ERRORS) {
-		unsigned long flags;
-
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&bp->lock, flags);
 		b44_halt(bp);
 		b44_init_rings(bp);