struct velocity_info *vptr = container_of(napi,
                        struct velocity_info, napi);
        unsigned int rx_done;
-       u32 isr_status;
-
-       spin_lock(&vptr->lock);
-       isr_status = mac_read_isr(vptr->mac_regs);
-
-       /* Ack the interrupt */
-       mac_write_isr(vptr->mac_regs, isr_status);
-       if (isr_status & (~(ISR_PRXI | ISR_PPRXI | ISR_PTXI | ISR_PPTXI)))
-               velocity_error(vptr, isr_status);
+       unsigned long flags;
 
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&vptr->lock, flags);
        /*
         * Do rx and tx twice for performance (taken from the VIA
         * out-of-tree driver).
        rx_done += velocity_rx_srv(vptr, budget - rx_done);
        velocity_tx_srv(vptr);
 
-       spin_unlock(&vptr->lock);
-
        /* If budget not fully consumed, exit the polling mode */
        if (rx_done < budget) {
                napi_complete(napi);
                mac_enable_int(vptr->mac_regs);
        }
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vptr->lock, flags);
 
        return rx_done;
 }
                return IRQ_NONE;
        }
 
+       /* Ack the interrupt */
+       mac_write_isr(vptr->mac_regs, isr_status);
+
        if (likely(napi_schedule_prep(&vptr->napi))) {
                mac_disable_int(vptr->mac_regs);
                __napi_schedule(&vptr->napi);
        }
+
+       if (isr_status & (~(ISR_PRXI | ISR_PPRXI | ISR_PTXI | ISR_PPTXI)))
+               velocity_error(vptr, isr_status);
+
        spin_unlock(&vptr->lock);
 
        return IRQ_HANDLED;