diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/b43legacy.h b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/b43legacy.h
index 8352a4e1cfc9f5760a70e373dace049ce0580ff0..93419adb925e41454bf369e944eb536b3581ceb6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/b43legacy.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/b43legacy.h
@@ -415,7 +415,6 @@ struct b43legacy_phy {
 	u8 calibrated:1;
 	u8 radio_rev;		/* Radio revision */
 
-	bool locked;		/* Only used in b43legacy_phy_{un}lock() */
 	bool dyn_tssi_tbl;	/* tssi2dbm is kmalloc()ed. */
 
 	/* ACI (adjacent channel interference) flags. */
@@ -458,11 +457,6 @@ struct b43legacy_phy {
 	s16 lna_gain;		/* LNA */
 	s16 pga_gain;		/* PGA */
 
-	/* PHY lock for core.rev < 3
-	 * This lock is only used by b43legacy_phy_{un}lock()
-	 */
-	spinlock_t lock;
-
 	/* Desired TX power level (in dBm). This is set by the user and
 	 * adjusted in b43legacy_phy_xmitpower(). */
 	u8 power_level;
@@ -486,9 +480,6 @@ struct b43legacy_phy {
 		u16 txpwr_offset;
 	};
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_B43LEGACY_DEBUG
-	bool manual_txpower_control; /* Manual TX-power control enabled? */
-#endif
 	/* Current Interference Mitigation mode */
 	int interfmode;
 	/* Stack of saved values from the Interference Mitigation code.
@@ -516,6 +507,13 @@ struct b43legacy_phy {
 
 	/* PHY TX errors counter. */
 	atomic_t txerr_cnt;
+
+#if B43legacy_DEBUG
+	/* Manual TX-power control enabled? */
+	bool manual_txpower_control;
+	/* PHY registers locked by b43legacy_phy_lock()? */
+	bool phy_locked;
+#endif /* B43legacy_DEBUG */
 };
 
 /* Data structures for DMA transmission, per 80211 core. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
index 2d5735ddad8cca63176ab332b0e815f8ea256f4e..4ed4243feeaa7cf659910b40e8f6bccbdbe8c2db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
@@ -2847,8 +2847,6 @@ static void setup_struct_phy_for_init(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev,
 	memset(phy->minlowsig, 0xFF, sizeof(phy->minlowsig));
 	memset(phy->minlowsigpos, 0, sizeof(phy->minlowsigpos));
 
-	/* Flags */
-	phy->locked = 0;
 	/* Assume the radio is enabled. If it's not enabled, the state will
 	 * immediately get fixed on the first periodic work run. */
 	dev->radio_hw_enable = 1;
@@ -2881,7 +2879,6 @@ static void setup_struct_phy_for_init(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev,
 	phy->lofcal = 0xFFFF;
 	phy->initval = 0xFFFF;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&phy->lock);
 	phy->interfmode = B43legacy_INTERFMODE_NONE;
 	phy->channel = 0xFF;
 }
@@ -3013,7 +3010,6 @@ static void prepare_phy_data_for_init(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev)
 
 	/* Flags */
 	phy->calibrated = 0;
-	phy->locked = 0;
 
 	if (phy->_lo_pairs)
 		memset(phy->_lo_pairs, 0,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/phy.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/phy.c
index 57c668f575fc0ee6fbee43564c91464d03381031..c16febbdbf5d7da9023ec33b855bc198bd4ac206 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/phy.c
@@ -91,40 +91,36 @@ void b43legacy_voluntary_preempt(void)
 #endif /* CONFIG_PREEMPT */
 }
 
-void b43legacy_raw_phy_lock(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev)
+/* Lock the PHY registers against concurrent access from the microcode.
+ * This lock is nonrecursive. */
+void b43legacy_phy_lock(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev)
 {
-	struct b43legacy_phy *phy = &dev->phy;
+#if B43legacy_DEBUG
+	B43legacy_WARN_ON(dev->phy.phy_locked);
+	dev->phy.phy_locked = 1;
+#endif
 
-	B43legacy_WARN_ON(!irqs_disabled());
-	if (b43legacy_read32(dev, B43legacy_MMIO_STATUS_BITFIELD) == 0) {
-		phy->locked = 0;
-		return;
-	}
 	if (dev->dev->id.revision < 3) {
 		b43legacy_mac_suspend(dev);
-		spin_lock(&phy->lock);
 	} else {
 		if (!b43legacy_is_mode(dev->wl, IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP))
 			b43legacy_power_saving_ctl_bits(dev, -1, 1);
 	}
-	phy->locked = 1;
 }
 
-void b43legacy_raw_phy_unlock(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev)
+void b43legacy_phy_unlock(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev)
 {
-	struct b43legacy_phy *phy = &dev->phy;
+#if B43legacy_DEBUG
+	B43legacy_WARN_ON(!dev->phy.phy_locked);
+	dev->phy.phy_locked = 0;
+#endif
 
-	B43legacy_WARN_ON(!irqs_disabled());
 	if (dev->dev->id.revision < 3) {
-		if (phy->locked) {
-			spin_unlock(&phy->lock);
-			b43legacy_mac_enable(dev);
-		}
+		b43legacy_mac_enable(dev);
 	} else {
 		if (!b43legacy_is_mode(dev->wl, IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP))
 			b43legacy_power_saving_ctl_bits(dev, -1, -1);
 	}
-	phy->locked = 0;
 }
 
 u16 b43legacy_phy_read(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev, u16 offset)
@@ -1789,7 +1785,6 @@ void b43legacy_phy_xmitpower(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev)
 	s16 baseband_att_delta;
 	s16 radio_attenuation;
 	s16 baseband_attenuation;
-	unsigned long phylock_flags;
 
 	if (phy->savedpctlreg == 0xFFFF)
 		return;
@@ -1944,13 +1939,13 @@ void b43legacy_phy_xmitpower(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev)
 	phy->bbatt = baseband_attenuation;
 
 	/* Adjust the hardware */
-	b43legacy_phy_lock(dev, phylock_flags);
+	b43legacy_phy_lock(dev);
 	b43legacy_radio_lock(dev);
 	b43legacy_radio_set_txpower_bg(dev, baseband_attenuation,
 				       radio_attenuation, txpower);
 	b43legacy_phy_lo_mark_current_used(dev);
 	b43legacy_radio_unlock(dev);
-	b43legacy_phy_unlock(dev, phylock_flags);
+	b43legacy_phy_unlock(dev);
 }
 
 static inline
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/phy.h b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/phy.h
index efa4c5c54a86c8a1e6f06f7114952d745172da56..ecbe409f9a9435dfe360d07a9b7ff0c2f67ebc32 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/phy.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/phy.h
@@ -171,18 +171,8 @@ void b43legacy_put_attenuation_into_ranges(int *_bbatt, int *_rfatt);
 
 struct b43legacy_wldev;
 
-void b43legacy_raw_phy_lock(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev);
-#define b43legacy_phy_lock(bcm, flags) 		\
-	do {					\
-		local_irq_save(flags);		\
-		b43legacy_raw_phy_lock(bcm);	\
-	} while (0)
-void b43legacy_raw_phy_unlock(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev);
-#define b43legacy_phy_unlock(bcm, flags)	\
-	do {					\
-		b43legacy_raw_phy_unlock(bcm);	\
-		local_irq_restore(flags);	\
-	} while (0)
+void b43legacy_phy_lock(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev);
+void b43legacy_phy_unlock(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev);
 
 /* Card uses the loopback gain stuff */
 #define has_loopback_gain(phy)			 \
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/radio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/radio.c
index 1a72eb0f8f661e06770788da9024dcb5a0314d86..318a270cf9b424d5b12fac7a6086c4f9b7f7ea3e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/radio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/radio.c
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ void b43legacy_radio_lock(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev)
 	u32 status;
 
 	status = b43legacy_read32(dev, B43legacy_MMIO_STATUS_BITFIELD);
+	B43legacy_WARN_ON(status & B43legacy_SBF_RADIOREG_LOCK);
 	status |= B43legacy_SBF_RADIOREG_LOCK;
 	b43legacy_write32(dev, B43legacy_MMIO_STATUS_BITFIELD, status);
 	mmiowb();
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ void b43legacy_radio_unlock(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev)
 
 	b43legacy_read16(dev, B43legacy_MMIO_PHY_VER); /* dummy read */
 	status = b43legacy_read32(dev, B43legacy_MMIO_STATUS_BITFIELD);
+	B43legacy_WARN_ON(!(status & B43legacy_SBF_RADIOREG_LOCK));
 	status &= ~B43legacy_SBF_RADIOREG_LOCK;
 	b43legacy_write32(dev, B43legacy_MMIO_STATUS_BITFIELD, status);
 	mmiowb();
@@ -284,12 +286,11 @@ u8 b43legacy_radio_aci_scan(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev)
 	unsigned int j;
 	unsigned int start;
 	unsigned int end;
-	unsigned long phylock_flags;
 
 	if (!((phy->type == B43legacy_PHYTYPE_G) && (phy->rev > 0)))
 		return 0;
 
-	b43legacy_phy_lock(dev, phylock_flags);
+	b43legacy_phy_lock(dev);
 	b43legacy_radio_lock(dev);
 	b43legacy_phy_write(dev, 0x0802,
 			    b43legacy_phy_read(dev, 0x0802) & 0xFFFC);
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ u8 b43legacy_radio_aci_scan(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev)
 			ret[j] = 1;
 	}
 	b43legacy_radio_unlock(dev);
-	b43legacy_phy_unlock(dev, phylock_flags);
+	b43legacy_phy_unlock(dev);
 
 	return ret[channel - 1];
 }