diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
index 39f82f2..081a899 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@
 	ipw_write32(priv, reg, ipw_read32(priv, reg) & ~mask);
 }
 
-static inline void ipw_enable_interrupts(struct ipw_priv *priv)
+static inline void __ipw_enable_interrupts(struct ipw_priv *priv)
 {
 	if (priv->status & STATUS_INT_ENABLED)
 		return;
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@
 	ipw_write32(priv, IPW_INTA_MASK_R, IPW_INTA_MASK_ALL);
 }
 
-static inline void ipw_disable_interrupts(struct ipw_priv *priv)
+static inline void __ipw_disable_interrupts(struct ipw_priv *priv)
 {
 	if (!(priv->status & STATUS_INT_ENABLED))
 		return;
@@ -549,6 +549,24 @@
 	ipw_write32(priv, IPW_INTA_MASK_R, ~IPW_INTA_MASK_ALL);
 }
 
+static inline void ipw_enable_interrupts(struct ipw_priv *priv)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->irq_lock, flags);
+	__ipw_enable_interrupts(priv);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->irq_lock, flags);
+}
+
+static inline void ipw_disable_interrupts(struct ipw_priv *priv)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->irq_lock, flags);
+	__ipw_disable_interrupts(priv);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->irq_lock, flags);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPW2200_DEBUG
 static char *ipw_error_desc(u32 val)
 {
@@ -1856,7 +1874,7 @@
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->irq_lock, flags);
 
 	inta = ipw_read32(priv, IPW_INTA_RW);
 	inta_mask = ipw_read32(priv, IPW_INTA_MASK_R);
@@ -1865,6 +1883,10 @@
 	/* Add any cached INTA values that need to be handled */
 	inta |= priv->isr_inta;
 
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->irq_lock, flags);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
+
 	/* handle all the justifications for the interrupt */
 	if (inta & IPW_INTA_BIT_RX_TRANSFER) {
 		ipw_rx(priv);
@@ -1993,10 +2015,10 @@
 		IPW_ERROR("Unhandled INTA bits 0x%08x\n", inta & ~handled);
 	}
 
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
+
 	/* enable all interrupts */
 	ipw_enable_interrupts(priv);
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 }
 
 #define IPW_CMD(x) case IPW_CMD_ ## x : return #x
@@ -10460,7 +10482,7 @@
 	if (!priv)
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 
-	spin_lock(&priv->lock);
+	spin_lock(&priv->irq_lock);
 
 	if (!(priv->status & STATUS_INT_ENABLED)) {
 		/* Shared IRQ */
@@ -10482,7 +10504,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* tell the device to stop sending interrupts */
-	ipw_disable_interrupts(priv);
+	__ipw_disable_interrupts(priv);
 
 	/* ack current interrupts */
 	inta &= (IPW_INTA_MASK_ALL & inta_mask);
@@ -10493,11 +10515,11 @@
 
 	tasklet_schedule(&priv->irq_tasklet);
 
-	spin_unlock(&priv->lock);
+	spin_unlock(&priv->irq_lock);
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
       none:
-	spin_unlock(&priv->lock);
+	spin_unlock(&priv->irq_lock);
 	return IRQ_NONE;
 }
 
@@ -11477,6 +11499,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPW2200_DEBUG
 	ipw_debug_level = debug;
 #endif
+	spin_lock_init(&priv->irq_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < IPW_IBSS_MAC_HASH_SIZE; i++)
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->ibss_mac_hash[i]);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.h
index 6044c0b..ea12ad6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.h
@@ -1173,6 +1173,7 @@
 	struct ieee80211_device *ieee;
 
 	spinlock_t lock;
+	spinlock_t irq_lock;
 	struct mutex mutex;
 
 	/* basic pci-network driver stuff */