diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
index 6eef2e789426b56e9f27316cc55afd7c363a47e3..fa5f39f72d22b6139140a6e5baf6e066d1a932c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
@@ -1413,11 +1413,9 @@ static void iwl_pcie_irq_handle_error(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	local_bh_disable();
 	/* The STATUS_FW_ERROR bit is set in this function. This must happen
 	 * before we wake up the command caller, to ensure a proper cleanup. */
 	iwl_trans_fw_error(trans);
-	local_bh_enable();
 
 	for (i = 0; i < trans->cfg->base_params->num_of_queues; i++) {
 		if (!trans_pcie->txq[i])