diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index c5cf8639e721ef91facd67cdd85edc9b418b71ef..0f1b624561411b65cc346618493409dd9c44d40f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ void ath9k_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
+	spin_lock(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 
 	if (!ath9k_hw_check_alive(ah))
 		ieee80211_queue_work(sc->hw, &sc->hw_check_work);
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ void ath9k_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 	/* re-enable hardware interrupt */
 	ath9k_hw_enable_interrupts(ah);
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 	ath9k_ps_restore(sc);
 }