diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/spectrum_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/spectrum_cs.c
index 67b26d3c3cd50548a1b4639ffb949b4345a98906..f5513cd4db35331d6b126242e65fb9dd90da76ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/spectrum_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/spectrum_cs.c
@@ -450,10 +450,11 @@ spectrum_cs_suspend(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = link->priv;
 	struct orinoco_private *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	/* Mark the device as stopped, to block IO until later */
-	spin_lock(&priv->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 
 	err = __orinoco_down(dev);
 	if (err)
@@ -463,7 +464,7 @@ spectrum_cs_suspend(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 	netif_device_detach(dev);
 	priv->hw_unavailable++;
 
-	spin_unlock(&priv->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 
 	return err;
 }