diff --git a/drivers/net/cs89x0.c b/drivers/net/cs89x0.c
index 3eee666a9cd26773fa4712704cf7066ec7f0cbc5..55445f980f9c975596d41b3a9e9a0887155f061b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cs89x0.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cs89x0.c
@@ -1524,6 +1524,7 @@ static void net_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
 static int net_send_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct net_local *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (net_debug > 3) {
 		printk("%s: sent %d byte packet of type %x\n",
@@ -1535,7 +1536,7 @@ static int net_send_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
                   ask the chip to start transmitting before the
                   whole packet has been completely uploaded. */
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&lp->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&lp->lock, flags);
 	netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
 	/* initiate a transmit sequence */
@@ -1549,13 +1550,13 @@ static int net_send_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		 * we're waiting for TxOk, so return 1 and requeue this packet.
 		 */
 
-		spin_unlock_irq(&lp->lock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lp->lock, flags);
 		if (net_debug) printk("cs89x0: Tx buffer not free!\n");
 		return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
 	}
 	/* Write the contents of the packet */
 	writewords(dev->base_addr, TX_FRAME_PORT,skb->data,(skb->len+1) >>1);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&lp->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lp->lock, flags);
 	lp->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
 	dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 	dev_kfree_skb (skb);
diff --git a/drivers/net/isa-skeleton.c b/drivers/net/isa-skeleton.c
index 73585fd8f29fdaee4a4647e6cdebe986c396e5ff..d12377b843581c1947fd1bdb33b9e9fe6d6ca4e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/isa-skeleton.c
+++ b/drivers/net/isa-skeleton.c
@@ -430,7 +430,8 @@ static int net_send_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	 * hardware interrupt handler.  Queue flow control is
 	 * thus managed under this lock as well.
 	 */
-	spin_lock_irq(&np->lock);
+	unsigned long flags;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&np->lock, flags);
 
 	add_to_tx_ring(np, skb, length);
 	dev->trans_start = jiffies;
@@ -446,7 +447,7 @@ static int net_send_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	 * is when the transmit statistics are updated.
 	 */
 
-	spin_unlock_irq(&np->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&np->lock, flags);
 #else
 	/* This is the case for older hardware which takes
 	 * a single transmit buffer at a time, and it is