diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
index 9eb177ea30de..f26146840ab5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ static int gb_connection_ping(struct gb_connection *connection)
  * DISCONNECTING.
  */
 static void gb_connection_cancel_operations(struct gb_connection *connection,
-						int errno, unsigned long *flags)
+						int errno)
 	__must_hold(&connection->lock)
 {
 	struct gb_operation *operation;
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static void gb_connection_cancel_operations(struct gb_connection *connection,
 		operation = list_last_entry(&connection->operations,
 						struct gb_operation, links);
 		gb_operation_get(operation);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&connection->lock, *flags);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&connection->lock);
 
 		if (gb_operation_is_incoming(operation))
 			gb_operation_cancel_incoming(operation, errno);
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ static void gb_connection_cancel_operations(struct gb_connection *connection,
 
 		gb_operation_put(operation);
 
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&connection->lock, *flags);
+		spin_lock_irq(&connection->lock);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ static void gb_connection_cancel_operations(struct gb_connection *connection,
  */
 static void
 gb_connection_flush_incoming_operations(struct gb_connection *connection,
-						int errno, unsigned long *flags)
+						int errno)
 	__must_hold(&connection->lock)
 {
 	struct gb_operation *operation;
@@ -623,13 +623,13 @@ gb_connection_flush_incoming_operations(struct gb_connection *connection,
 		if (!incoming)
 			break;
 
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&connection->lock, *flags);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&connection->lock);
 
 		/* FIXME: flush, not cancel? */
 		gb_operation_cancel_incoming(operation, errno);
 		gb_operation_put(operation);
 
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&connection->lock, *flags);
+		spin_lock_irq(&connection->lock);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -646,16 +646,15 @@ gb_connection_flush_incoming_operations(struct gb_connection *connection,
 static int _gb_connection_enable(struct gb_connection *connection, bool rx)
 {
 	int ret;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* Handle ENABLED_TX -> ENABLED transitions. */
 	if (connection->state == GB_CONNECTION_STATE_ENABLED_TX) {
 		if (!(connection->handler && rx))
 			return 0;
 
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&connection->lock, flags);
+		spin_lock_irq(&connection->lock);
 		connection->state = GB_CONNECTION_STATE_ENABLED;
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&connection->lock, flags);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&connection->lock);
 
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -672,12 +671,12 @@ static int _gb_connection_enable(struct gb_connection *connection, bool rx)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_svc_connection_destroy;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&connection->lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_irq(&connection->lock);
 	if (connection->handler && rx)
 		connection->state = GB_CONNECTION_STATE_ENABLED;
 	else
 		connection->state = GB_CONNECTION_STATE_ENABLED_TX;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&connection->lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&connection->lock);
 
 	ret = gb_connection_control_connected(connection);
 	if (ret)
@@ -688,10 +687,10 @@ static int _gb_connection_enable(struct gb_connection *connection, bool rx)
 err_control_disconnecting:
 	gb_connection_control_disconnecting(connection);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&connection->lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_irq(&connection->lock);
 	connection->state = GB_CONNECTION_STATE_DISCONNECTING;
-	gb_connection_cancel_operations(connection, -ESHUTDOWN, &flags);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&connection->lock, flags);
+	gb_connection_cancel_operations(connection, -ESHUTDOWN);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&connection->lock);
 
 	/* Transmit queue should already be empty. */
 	gb_connection_hd_cport_flush(connection);
@@ -757,18 +756,16 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gb_connection_enable_tx);
 
 void gb_connection_disable_rx(struct gb_connection *connection)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
 	mutex_lock(&connection->mutex);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&connection->lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_irq(&connection->lock);
 	if (connection->state != GB_CONNECTION_STATE_ENABLED) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&connection->lock, flags);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&connection->lock);
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 	connection->state = GB_CONNECTION_STATE_ENABLED_TX;
-	gb_connection_flush_incoming_operations(connection, -ESHUTDOWN, &flags);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&connection->lock, flags);
+	gb_connection_flush_incoming_operations(connection, -ESHUTDOWN);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&connection->lock);
 
 	trace_gb_connection_disable(connection);
 
@@ -791,8 +788,6 @@ void gb_connection_mode_switch_complete(struct gb_connection *connection)
 
 void gb_connection_disable(struct gb_connection *connection)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
 	mutex_lock(&connection->mutex);
 
 	if (connection->state == GB_CONNECTION_STATE_DISABLED)
@@ -802,10 +797,10 @@ void gb_connection_disable(struct gb_connection *connection)
 
 	gb_connection_control_disconnecting(connection);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&connection->lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_irq(&connection->lock);
 	connection->state = GB_CONNECTION_STATE_DISCONNECTING;
-	gb_connection_cancel_operations(connection, -ESHUTDOWN, &flags);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&connection->lock, flags);
+	gb_connection_cancel_operations(connection, -ESHUTDOWN);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&connection->lock);
 
 	gb_connection_hd_cport_flush(connection);
 
@@ -832,8 +827,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gb_connection_disable);
 /* Disable a connection without communicating with the remote end. */
 void gb_connection_disable_forced(struct gb_connection *connection)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
 	mutex_lock(&connection->mutex);
 
 	if (connection->state == GB_CONNECTION_STATE_DISABLED)
@@ -841,10 +834,10 @@ void gb_connection_disable_forced(struct gb_connection *connection)
 
 	trace_gb_connection_disable(connection);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&connection->lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_irq(&connection->lock);
 	connection->state = GB_CONNECTION_STATE_DISABLED;
-	gb_connection_cancel_operations(connection, -ESHUTDOWN, &flags);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&connection->lock, flags);
+	gb_connection_cancel_operations(connection, -ESHUTDOWN);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&connection->lock);
 
 	gb_connection_hd_cport_flush(connection);
 	gb_connection_hd_cport_features_disable(connection);