diff --git a/drivers/net/smc91x.c b/drivers/net/smc91x.c
index 1c70e99..9da1fa1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smc91x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smc91x.c
@@ -196,21 +196,23 @@
 /* this enables an interrupt in the interrupt mask register */
 #define SMC_ENABLE_INT(lp, x) do {					\
 	unsigned char mask;						\
-	spin_lock_irq(&lp->lock);					\
+	unsigned long smc_enable_flags;					\
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&lp->lock, smc_enable_flags);			\
 	mask = SMC_GET_INT_MASK(lp);					\
 	mask |= (x);							\
 	SMC_SET_INT_MASK(lp, mask);					\
-	spin_unlock_irq(&lp->lock);					\
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lp->lock, smc_enable_flags);		\
 } while (0)
 
 /* this disables an interrupt from the interrupt mask register */
 #define SMC_DISABLE_INT(lp, x) do {					\
 	unsigned char mask;						\
-	spin_lock_irq(&lp->lock);					\
+	unsigned long smc_disable_flags;				\
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&lp->lock, smc_disable_flags);		\
 	mask = SMC_GET_INT_MASK(lp);					\
 	mask &= ~(x);							\
 	SMC_SET_INT_MASK(lp, mask);					\
-	spin_unlock_irq(&lp->lock);					\
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lp->lock, smc_disable_flags);		\
 } while (0)
 
 /*
@@ -520,21 +522,21 @@
  * any other concurrent access and C would always interrupt B. But life
  * isn't that easy in a SMP world...
  */
-#define smc_special_trylock(lock)					\
+#define smc_special_trylock(lock, flags)				\
 ({									\
 	int __ret;							\
-	local_irq_disable();						\
+	local_irq_save(flags);						\
 	__ret = spin_trylock(lock);					\
 	if (!__ret)							\
-		local_irq_enable();					\
+		local_irq_restore(flags);				\
 	__ret;								\
 })
-#define smc_special_lock(lock)		spin_lock_irq(lock)
-#define smc_special_unlock(lock)	spin_unlock_irq(lock)
+#define smc_special_lock(lock, flags)		spin_lock_irq(lock, flags)
+#define smc_special_unlock(lock, flags) 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(lock, flags)
 #else
-#define smc_special_trylock(lock)	(1)
-#define smc_special_lock(lock)		do { } while (0)
-#define smc_special_unlock(lock)	do { } while (0)
+#define smc_special_trylock(lock, flags)	(1)
+#define smc_special_lock(lock, flags)   	do { } while (0)
+#define smc_special_unlock(lock, flags)	do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -548,10 +550,11 @@
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	unsigned int packet_no, len;
 	unsigned char *buf;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	DBG(3, "%s: %s\n", dev->name, __func__);
 
-	if (!smc_special_trylock(&lp->lock)) {
+	if (!smc_special_trylock(&lp->lock, flags)) {
 		netif_stop_queue(dev);
 		tasklet_schedule(&lp->tx_task);
 		return;
@@ -559,7 +562,7 @@
 
 	skb = lp->pending_tx_skb;
 	if (unlikely(!skb)) {
-		smc_special_unlock(&lp->lock);
+		smc_special_unlock(&lp->lock, flags);
 		return;
 	}
 	lp->pending_tx_skb = NULL;
@@ -569,7 +572,7 @@
 		printk("%s: Memory allocation failed.\n", dev->name);
 		dev->stats.tx_errors++;
 		dev->stats.tx_fifo_errors++;
-		smc_special_unlock(&lp->lock);
+		smc_special_unlock(&lp->lock, flags);
 		goto done;
 	}
 
@@ -608,7 +611,7 @@
 
 	/* queue the packet for TX */
 	SMC_SET_MMU_CMD(lp, MC_ENQUEUE);
-	smc_special_unlock(&lp->lock);
+	smc_special_unlock(&lp->lock, flags);
 
 	dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 	dev->stats.tx_packets++;
@@ -633,6 +636,7 @@
 	struct smc_local *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = lp->base;
 	unsigned int numPages, poll_count, status;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	DBG(3, "%s: %s\n", dev->name, __func__);
 
@@ -658,7 +662,7 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	smc_special_lock(&lp->lock);
+	smc_special_lock(&lp->lock, flags);
 
 	/* now, try to allocate the memory */
 	SMC_SET_MMU_CMD(lp, MC_ALLOC | numPages);
@@ -676,7 +680,7 @@
 		}
    	} while (--poll_count);
 
-	smc_special_unlock(&lp->lock);
+	smc_special_unlock(&lp->lock, flags);
 
 	lp->pending_tx_skb = skb;
    	if (!poll_count) {