diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 5e686c0f4de7..ed86cd9dea17 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: e1352fde5682ab1bdd2a9e5d75c22d1fe210ef77
+refs/heads/master: 7dd6753f6d2e7e0ccbf2263cef3a9fff6bc89988
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
index 8c4c040a47b8..2aab20ee9f38 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
@@ -2056,9 +2056,7 @@ ath5k_beacon_update_timers(struct ath5k_hw *ah, u64 bc_tsf)
 void
 ath5k_beacon_config(struct ath5k_hw *ah)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ah->block, flags);
+	spin_lock_bh(&ah->block);
 	ah->bmisscount = 0;
 	ah->imask &= ~(AR5K_INT_BMISS | AR5K_INT_SWBA);
 
@@ -2085,7 +2083,7 @@ ath5k_beacon_config(struct ath5k_hw *ah)
 
 	ath5k_hw_set_imr(ah, ah->imask);
 	mmiowb();
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ah->block, flags);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&ah->block);
 }
 
 static void ath5k_tasklet_beacon(unsigned long data)
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c
index 260e7dc7f751..d56453e43d7e 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ ath5k_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	struct ath5k_vif *avf = (void *)vif->drv_priv;
 	struct ath5k_hw *ah = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath5k_hw_common(ah);
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ah->lock);
 
@@ -300,9 +299,9 @@ ath5k_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	}
 
 	if (changes & BSS_CHANGED_BEACON) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&ah->block, flags);
+		spin_lock_bh(&ah->block);
 		ath5k_beacon_update(hw, vif);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ah->block, flags);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&ah->block);
 	}
 
 	if (changes & BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED)