diff --git a/drivers/net/skge.c b/drivers/net/skge.c
index 8a39376..deedfd5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/skge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/skge.c
@@ -2920,6 +2920,7 @@
 	struct skge_hw *hw = skge->hw;
 	struct skge_ring *ring = &skge->rx_ring;
 	struct skge_element *e;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int to_do = min(dev->quota, *budget);
 	int work_done = 0;
 
@@ -2957,12 +2958,12 @@
 	if (work_done >=  to_do)
 		return 1; /* not done */
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&hw->hw_lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&hw->hw_lock, flags);
 	__netif_rx_complete(dev);
 	hw->intr_mask |= irqmask[skge->port];
   	skge_write32(hw, B0_IMSK, hw->intr_mask);
 	skge_read32(hw, B0_IMSK);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&hw->hw_lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hw->hw_lock, flags);
 
 	return 0;
 }