diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 4e3912c6e56e..4a3a23ba5997 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 3927f1c88efc25b2972c8cbd7ed10d5f1b88b52a
+refs/heads/master: 621ddcb0461baee26a5e7c86a76938f0aa83dec1
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/dm9000.c b/trunk/drivers/net/dm9000.c
index 3bef3b25ff0e..5a883711d1f4 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/dm9000.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/dm9000.c
@@ -1073,17 +1073,29 @@ dm9000_rx(struct net_device *dev)
 static void
 dm9000_read_eeprom(board_info_t *db, int offset, u8 *to)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
+
 	mutex_lock(&db->addr_lock);
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&db->lock, flags);
+
 	iow(db, DM9000_EPAR, offset);
 	iow(db, DM9000_EPCR, EPCR_ERPRR);
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
+
 	mdelay(8);		/* according to the datasheet 200us should be enough,
 				   but it doesn't work */
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&db->lock, flags);
+
 	iow(db, DM9000_EPCR, 0x0);
 
 	to[0] = ior(db, DM9000_EPDRL);
 	to[1] = ior(db, DM9000_EPDRH);
 
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
+
 	mutex_unlock(&db->addr_lock);
 }
 
@@ -1093,14 +1105,22 @@ dm9000_read_eeprom(board_info_t *db, int offset, u8 *to)
 static void
 dm9000_write_eeprom(board_info_t *db, int offset, u8 *data)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
+
 	mutex_lock(&db->addr_lock);
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&db->lock, flags);
 	iow(db, DM9000_EPAR, offset);
 	iow(db, DM9000_EPDRH, data[1]);
 	iow(db, DM9000_EPDRL, data[0]);
 	iow(db, DM9000_EPCR, EPCR_WEP | EPCR_ERPRW);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
+
 	mdelay(8);		/* same shit */
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&db->lock, flags);
 	iow(db, DM9000_EPCR, 0);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&db->addr_lock);
 }