diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
index 463351d4f942..32fa82c78c73 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
@@ -2620,7 +2620,7 @@ void ipmi_smi_msg_received(ipmi_smi_t          intf,
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&(intf->waiting_msgs_lock), flags);
 	if (!list_empty(&(intf->waiting_msgs))) {
 		list_add_tail(&(msg->link), &(intf->waiting_msgs));
-		spin_unlock(&(intf->waiting_msgs_lock));
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&(intf->waiting_msgs_lock), flags);
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&(intf->waiting_msgs_lock), flags);
@@ -2629,9 +2629,9 @@ void ipmi_smi_msg_received(ipmi_smi_t          intf,
 	if (rv > 0) {
 		/* Could not handle the message now, just add it to a
                    list to handle later. */
-		spin_lock(&(intf->waiting_msgs_lock));
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&(intf->waiting_msgs_lock), flags);
 		list_add_tail(&(msg->link), &(intf->waiting_msgs));
-		spin_unlock(&(intf->waiting_msgs_lock));
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&(intf->waiting_msgs_lock), flags);
 	} else if (rv == 0) {
 		ipmi_free_smi_msg(msg);
 	}