DBG(2, "%s: %s\n", dev->name, __FUNCTION__);
 
        /* Disable all interrupts, block TX tasklet */
-       spin_lock(&lp->lock);
+       spin_lock_irq(&lp->lock);
        SMC_SELECT_BANK(2);
        SMC_SET_INT_MASK(0);
        pending_skb = lp->pending_tx_skb;
        lp->pending_tx_skb = NULL;
-       spin_unlock(&lp->lock);
+       spin_unlock_irq(&lp->lock);
 
        /* free any pending tx skb */
        if (pending_skb) {
        DBG(2, "%s: %s\n", CARDNAME, __FUNCTION__);
 
        /* no more interrupts for me */
-       spin_lock(&lp->lock);
+       spin_lock_irq(&lp->lock);
        SMC_SELECT_BANK(2);
        SMC_SET_INT_MASK(0);
        pending_skb = lp->pending_tx_skb;
        lp->pending_tx_skb = NULL;
-       spin_unlock(&lp->lock);
+       spin_unlock_irq(&lp->lock);
        if (pending_skb)
                dev_kfree_skb(pending_skb);