diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/device_main.c b/drivers/staging/vt6655/device_main.c
index a952df1..6f13f0e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/device_main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6655/device_main.c
@@ -2430,6 +2430,7 @@ static  irqreturn_t  device_intr(int irq,  void *dev_instance) {
 	int             handled = 0;
 	unsigned char byData = 0;
 	int             ii = 0;
+	unsigned long flags;
 //    unsigned char byRSSI;
 
 	MACvReadISR(pDevice->PortOffset, &pDevice->dwIsr);
@@ -2455,7 +2456,8 @@ static  irqreturn_t  device_intr(int irq,  void *dev_instance) {
 
 	handled = 1;
 	MACvIntDisable(pDevice->PortOffset);
-	spin_lock_irq(&pDevice->lock);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&pDevice->lock, flags);
 
 	//Make sure current page is 0
 	VNSvInPortB(pDevice->PortOffset + MAC_REG_PAGE1SEL, &byOrgPageSel);
@@ -2696,7 +2698,8 @@ static  irqreturn_t  device_intr(int irq,  void *dev_instance) {
 		MACvSelectPage1(pDevice->PortOffset);
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock_irq(&pDevice->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pDevice->lock, flags);
+
 	MACvIntEnable(pDevice->PortOffset, IMR_MASK_VALUE);
 
 	return IRQ_RETVAL(handled);