break;
                }
 
-               spin_lock(&bp->phy_lock);
                bp->flow_ctrl = 0;
                if ((bp->autoneg & (AUTONEG_SPEED | AUTONEG_FLOW_CTRL)) !=
                    (AUTONEG_SPEED | AUTONEG_FLOW_CTRL)) {
                if (old_port != bp->phy_port)
                        bnx2_set_default_link(bp);
 
-               spin_unlock(&bp->phy_lock);
        }
        if (bp->link_up != link_up)
                bnx2_report_link(bp);
 static void
 bnx2_phy_int(struct bnx2 *bp, struct bnx2_napi *bnapi)
 {
-       if (bnx2_phy_event_is_set(bp, bnapi, STATUS_ATTN_BITS_LINK_STATE)) {
-               spin_lock(&bp->phy_lock);
+       spin_lock(&bp->phy_lock);
+
+       if (bnx2_phy_event_is_set(bp, bnapi, STATUS_ATTN_BITS_LINK_STATE))
                bnx2_set_link(bp);
-               spin_unlock(&bp->phy_lock);
-       }
        if (bnx2_phy_event_is_set(bp, bnapi, STATUS_ATTN_BITS_TIMER_ABORT))
                bnx2_set_remote_link(bp);
 
+       spin_unlock(&bp->phy_lock);
+
 }
 
 static inline u16