diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index 47b86c1e322610004f1d63767215386f5bb4b473..612de0306e7985e18ac2cef9eafa81646f3dd39d 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(try_to_del_timer_sync);
  *
  * Synchronization rules: Callers must prevent restarting of the timer,
  * otherwise this function is meaningless. It must not be called from
- * interrupt contexts. The caller must not hold locks which would prevent
+ * hardirq contexts. The caller must not hold locks which would prevent
  * completion of the timer's handler. The timer's handler must not call
  * add_timer_on(). Upon exit the timer is not queued and the handler is
  * not running on any CPU.
@@ -969,12 +969,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(try_to_del_timer_sync);
 int del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	local_irq_save(flags);
+	local_bh_disable();
 	lock_map_acquire(&timer->lockdep_map);
 	lock_map_release(&timer->lockdep_map);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	local_bh_enable();
 #endif
 
 	for (;;) {