static int sbmac_start_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
        struct sbmac_softc *sc = netdev_priv(dev);
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        /* lock eth irq */
-       spin_lock_irq (&sc->sbm_lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&sc->sbm_lock, flags);
 
        /*
         * Put the buffer on the transmit ring.  If we
        if (sbdma_add_txbuffer(&(sc->sbm_txdma),skb)) {
                /* XXX save skb that we could not send */
                netif_stop_queue(dev);
-               spin_unlock_irq(&sc->sbm_lock);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sc->sbm_lock, flags);
 
                return 1;
        }
 
        dev->trans_start = jiffies;
 
-       spin_unlock_irq (&sc->sbm_lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sc->sbm_lock, flags);
 
        return 0;
 }
 static void sbmac_tx_timeout (struct net_device *dev)
 {
        struct sbmac_softc *sc = netdev_priv(dev);
+       unsigned long flags;
 
-       spin_lock_irq (&sc->sbm_lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&sc->sbm_lock, flags);
 
 
        dev->trans_start = jiffies;
        dev->stats.tx_errors++;
 
-       spin_unlock_irq (&sc->sbm_lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sc->sbm_lock, flags);
 
        printk (KERN_WARNING "%s: Transmit timed out\n",dev->name);
 }