diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index a2f003239c8570dd31e869eaa6aa7c0a985f9352..fae6a7ececdbb164ffcf4c5fbdd4c96dffafbc41 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -383,9 +383,11 @@ static inline void __napi_complete(struct napi_struct *n)
 
 static inline void napi_complete(struct napi_struct *n)
 {
-	local_irq_disable();
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	local_irq_save(flags);
 	__napi_complete(n);
-	local_irq_enable();
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
 /**