struct list_head *head = &mbx->cmd_q;
        struct qlcnic_cmd_args *cmd = NULL;
 
-       spin_lock(&mbx->queue_lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&mbx->queue_lock);
 
        while (!list_empty(head)) {
                cmd = list_entry(head->next, struct qlcnic_cmd_args, list);
                qlcnic_83xx_notify_cmd_completion(adapter, cmd);
        }
 
-       spin_unlock(&mbx->queue_lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&mbx->queue_lock);
 }
 
 static int qlcnic_83xx_check_mbx_status(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 {
        struct qlcnic_mailbox *mbx = adapter->ahw->mailbox;
 
-       spin_lock(&mbx->queue_lock);
+       spin_lock_bh(&mbx->queue_lock);
 
        list_del(&cmd->list);
        mbx->num_cmds--;
 
-       spin_unlock(&mbx->queue_lock);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&mbx->queue_lock);
 
        qlcnic_83xx_notify_cmd_completion(adapter, cmd);
 }
                init_completion(&cmd->completion);
                cmd->rsp_opcode = QLC_83XX_MBX_RESPONSE_UNKNOWN;
 
-               spin_lock(&mbx->queue_lock);
+               spin_lock_bh(&mbx->queue_lock);
 
                list_add_tail(&cmd->list, &mbx->cmd_q);
                mbx->num_cmds++;
                *timeout = cmd->total_cmds * QLC_83XX_MBX_TIMEOUT;
                queue_work(mbx->work_q, &mbx->work);
 
-               spin_unlock(&mbx->queue_lock);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&mbx->queue_lock);
 
                return 0;
        }
                mbx->rsp_status = QLC_83XX_MBX_RESPONSE_WAIT;
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mbx->aen_lock, flags);
 
-               spin_lock(&mbx->queue_lock);
+               spin_lock_bh(&mbx->queue_lock);
 
                if (list_empty(head)) {
-                       spin_unlock(&mbx->queue_lock);
+                       spin_unlock_bh(&mbx->queue_lock);
                        return;
                }
                cmd = list_entry(head->next, struct qlcnic_cmd_args, list);
 
-               spin_unlock(&mbx->queue_lock);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&mbx->queue_lock);
 
                mbx_ops->encode_cmd(adapter, cmd);
                mbx_ops->nofity_fw(adapter, QLC_83XX_MBX_REQUEST);