diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
index 7fac97b4bb59c19ecaca1073d84c6a183ecd17b1..8c63d06ab12b6ccf899fae8fa13f75904beb22c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ int be_process_mcc(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 	int num = 0, status = 0;
 	struct be_mcc_obj *mcc_obj = &adapter->mcc_obj;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&adapter->mcc_cq_lock);
+	spin_lock(&adapter->mcc_cq_lock);
 	while ((compl = be_mcc_compl_get(adapter))) {
 		if (compl->flags & CQE_FLAGS_ASYNC_MASK) {
 			/* Interpret flags as an async trailer */
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ int be_process_mcc(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 	if (num)
 		be_cq_notify(adapter, mcc_obj->cq.id, mcc_obj->rearm_cq, num);
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->mcc_cq_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&adapter->mcc_cq_lock);
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -295,7 +295,9 @@ static int be_mcc_wait_compl(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 		if (be_error(adapter))
 			return -EIO;
 
+		local_bh_disable();
 		status = be_process_mcc(adapter);
+		local_bh_enable();
 
 		if (atomic_read(&mcc_obj->q.used) == 0)
 			break;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index 90a903d83d8747ca26d711b7b3a188f81a554611..78b8aa8069f03c440ea6037f9dc3e86e81c62fe6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -3763,7 +3763,9 @@ static void be_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	/* when interrupts are not yet enabled, just reap any pending
 	* mcc completions */
 	if (!netif_running(adapter->netdev)) {
+		local_bh_disable();
 		be_process_mcc(adapter);
+		local_bh_enable();
 		goto reschedule;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index 346b1eb83a1f0336ed1e9dcf4f5905b733022dff..e4ba3e70c1747684ad480815f67b2410e87974a7 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -168,24 +168,16 @@ static void poll_napi(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct napi_struct *napi;
 	int budget = 16;
 
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!irqs_disabled());
-
 	list_for_each_entry(napi, &dev->napi_list, dev_list) {
-		local_irq_enable();
 		if (napi->poll_owner != smp_processor_id() &&
 		    spin_trylock(&napi->poll_lock)) {
-			rcu_read_lock_bh();
 			budget = poll_one_napi(rcu_dereference_bh(dev->npinfo),
 					       napi, budget);
-			rcu_read_unlock_bh();
 			spin_unlock(&napi->poll_lock);
 
-			if (!budget) {
-				local_irq_disable();
+			if (!budget)
 				break;
-			}
 		}
-		local_irq_disable();
 	}
 }