struct multipath_dest *d, *target_dest = NULL;
 
        /* store the weight information for a certain route */
-       spin_lock(&state[state_idx].lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&state[state_idx].lock);
 
        /* find state entry for gateway or add one if necessary */
        list_for_each_entry_rcu(r, &state[state_idx].head, list) {
         * we are finished
         */
 
-       spin_unlock(&state[state_idx].lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&state[state_idx].lock);
 }
 
 static void __multipath_free(struct rcu_head *head)
        for (i = 0; i < MULTIPATH_STATE_SIZE; ++i) {
                struct multipath_route *r;
 
-               spin_lock(&state[i].lock);
+               spin_lock_bh(&state[i].lock);
                list_for_each_entry_rcu(r, &state[i].head, list) {
                        struct multipath_dest *d;
                        list_for_each_entry_rcu(d, &r->dests, list) {
                                 __multipath_free);
                }
 
-               spin_unlock(&state[i].lock);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&state[i].lock);
        }
 }