diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apple/bmac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/apple/bmac.c
index 334de0d93c89918b4b60311c96307282c6a33e3a..9e653e2925f78ae9047dceedd062e71c52c80008 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apple/bmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apple/bmac.c
@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ static void bmac_tx_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 	i = bp->tx_empty;
 	++dev->stats.tx_errors;
 	if (i != bp->tx_fill) {
-		dev_kfree_skb(bp->tx_bufs[i]);
+		dev_kfree_skb_irq(bp->tx_bufs[i]);
 		bp->tx_bufs[i] = NULL;
 		if (++i >= N_TX_RING) i = 0;
 		bp->tx_empty = i;