diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c
index ab31544bc25487ac82b1703beef9df6c069e615e..a30258aad139e9ae3491c92211a191f9aea42cc6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c
@@ -546,12 +546,12 @@ at86rf230_xmit(struct ieee802154_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	int rc;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock(&lp->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&lp->lock, flags);
 	if  (lp->irq_busy) {
-		spin_unlock(&lp->lock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lp->lock, flags);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&lp->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lp->lock, flags);
 
 	might_sleep();
 
@@ -725,10 +725,11 @@ static void at86rf230_irqwork_level(struct work_struct *work)
 static irqreturn_t at86rf230_isr(int irq, void *data)
 {
 	struct at86rf230_local *lp = data;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock(&lp->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&lp->lock, flags);
 	lp->irq_busy = 1;
-	spin_unlock(&lp->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lp->lock, flags);
 
 	schedule_work(&lp->irqwork);