diff --git a/drivers/net/8390.c b/drivers/net/8390.c
index 5b6b05ed8f3c90553d5b9d710e39d4da54edb74d..9d34056147ad5c4c026b74e58a59ffc99cb1ec62 100644
--- a/drivers/net/8390.c
+++ b/drivers/net/8390.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static int ei_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	 *	Slow phase with lock held.
 	 */
 
-	disable_irq_nosync_lockdep(dev->irq);
+	disable_irq_nosync_lockdep_irqsave(dev->irq, &flags);
 
 	spin_lock(&ei_local->page_lock);
 
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static int ei_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		netif_stop_queue(dev);
 		outb_p(ENISR_ALL, e8390_base + EN0_IMR);
 		spin_unlock(&ei_local->page_lock);
-		enable_irq_lockdep(dev->irq);
+		enable_irq_lockdep_irqrestore(dev->irq, &flags);
 		ei_local->stat.tx_errors++;
 		return 1;
 	}
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ static int ei_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	outb_p(ENISR_ALL, e8390_base + EN0_IMR);
 
 	spin_unlock(&ei_local->page_lock);
-	enable_irq_lockdep(dev->irq);
+	enable_irq_lockdep_irqrestore(dev->irq, &flags);
 
 	dev_kfree_skb (skb);
 	ei_local->stat.tx_bytes += send_length;
diff --git a/include/linux/interrupt.h b/include/linux/interrupt.h
index d5afee95fd435294f2ee894cd75a31b7cc96be7b..1f97e3d92639e75aaed86a8066518e2526fa1dee 100644
--- a/include/linux/interrupt.h
+++ b/include/linux/interrupt.h
@@ -123,6 +123,14 @@ static inline void disable_irq_nosync_lockdep(unsigned int irq)
 #endif
 }
 
+static inline void disable_irq_nosync_lockdep_irqsave(unsigned int irq, unsigned long *flags)
+{
+	disable_irq_nosync(irq);
+#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
+	local_irq_save(*flags);
+#endif
+}
+
 static inline void disable_irq_lockdep(unsigned int irq)
 {
 	disable_irq(irq);
@@ -139,6 +147,14 @@ static inline void enable_irq_lockdep(unsigned int irq)
 	enable_irq(irq);
 }
 
+static inline void enable_irq_lockdep_irqrestore(unsigned int irq, unsigned long *flags)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
+	local_irq_restore(*flags);
+#endif
+	enable_irq(irq);
+}
+
 /* IRQ wakeup (PM) control: */
 extern int set_irq_wake(unsigned int irq, unsigned int on);