diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index ded63ca7aa69..dc825c65cd1c 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 5f4ba04ffd8fc9f6b15b92270ef0517ae52dcf3a
+refs/heads/master: 8442c87d2f6c73cdc9a391e4dd9390523d242bda
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/input/ff-memless.c b/trunk/drivers/input/ff-memless.c
index 6790e975a98c..bc4e40f3ede7 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/input/ff-memless.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/input/ff-memless.c
@@ -397,8 +397,9 @@ static int ml_ff_playback(struct input_dev *dev, int effect_id, int value)
 {
 	struct ml_device *ml = dev->ff->private;
 	struct ml_effect_state *state = &ml->states[effect_id];
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&ml->timer_lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ml->timer_lock, flags);
 
 	if (value > 0) {
 		debug("initiated play");
@@ -424,7 +425,7 @@ static int ml_ff_playback(struct input_dev *dev, int effect_id, int value)
 		ml_play_effects(ml);
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&ml->timer_lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ml->timer_lock, flags);
 
 	return 0;
 }