rt2800_register_write(rt2x00dev, MAC_SYS_CTRL, reg);
                break;
        case QID_BEACON:
+               /*
+                * Allow beacon tasklets to be scheduled for periodic
+                * beacon updates.
+                */
+               tasklet_enable(&rt2x00dev->tbtt_tasklet);
+               tasklet_enable(&rt2x00dev->pretbtt_tasklet);
+
                rt2800_register_read(rt2x00dev, BCN_TIME_CFG, ®);
                rt2x00_set_field32(®, BCN_TIME_CFG_TSF_TICKING, 1);
                rt2x00_set_field32(®, BCN_TIME_CFG_TBTT_ENABLE, 1);
                rt2800_register_read(rt2x00dev, INT_TIMER_EN, ®);
                rt2x00_set_field32(®, INT_TIMER_EN_PRE_TBTT_TIMER, 0);
                rt2800_register_write(rt2x00dev, INT_TIMER_EN, reg);
+
+               /*
+                * Wait for tbtt tasklets to finish.
+                */
+               tasklet_disable(&rt2x00dev->tbtt_tasklet);
+               tasklet_disable(&rt2x00dev->pretbtt_tasklet);
                break;
        default:
                break;
        int mask = (state == STATE_RADIO_IRQ_ON) ||
                   (state == STATE_RADIO_IRQ_ON_ISR);
        u32 reg;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        /*
         * When interrupts are being enabled, the interrupt registers
                rt2800_register_read(rt2x00dev, INT_SOURCE_CSR, ®);
                rt2800_register_write(rt2x00dev, INT_SOURCE_CSR, reg);
 
+               /*
+                * Enable tasklets. The beacon related tasklets are
+                * enabled when the beacon queue is started.
+                */
                tasklet_enable(&rt2x00dev->txstatus_tasklet);
-       } else if (state == STATE_RADIO_IRQ_OFF)
-               tasklet_disable(&rt2x00dev->txstatus_tasklet);
+               tasklet_enable(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_tasklet);
+               tasklet_enable(&rt2x00dev->autowake_tasklet);
+       }
 
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&rt2x00dev->irqmask_lock, flags);
        rt2800_register_read(rt2x00dev, INT_MASK_CSR, ®);
        rt2x00_set_field32(®, INT_MASK_CSR_RXDELAYINT, 0);
        rt2x00_set_field32(®, INT_MASK_CSR_TXDELAYINT, 0);
        rt2x00_set_field32(®, INT_MASK_CSR_RX_COHERENT, 0);
        rt2x00_set_field32(®, INT_MASK_CSR_TX_COHERENT, 0);
        rt2800_register_write(rt2x00dev, INT_MASK_CSR, reg);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rt2x00dev->irqmask_lock, flags);
+
+       if (state == STATE_RADIO_IRQ_OFF) {
+               /*
+                * Ensure that all tasklets are finished before
+                * disabling the interrupts.
+                */
+               tasklet_disable(&rt2x00dev->txstatus_tasklet);
+               tasklet_disable(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_tasklet);
+               tasklet_disable(&rt2x00dev->autowake_tasklet);
+       }
 }
 
 static int rt2800pci_init_registers(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
        }
 }
 
-static void rt2800pci_txstatus_tasklet(unsigned long data)
-{
-       rt2800pci_txdone((struct rt2x00_dev *)data);
-}
-
-static irqreturn_t rt2800pci_interrupt_thread(int irq, void *dev_instance)
+static void rt2800pci_enable_interrupt(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
+                                      struct rt2x00_field32 irq_field)
 {
-       struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev = dev_instance;
-       u32 reg = rt2x00dev->irqvalue[0];
+       unsigned long flags;
+       u32 reg;
 
        /*
-        * 1 - Pre TBTT interrupt.
+        * Enable a single interrupt. The interrupt mask register
+        * access needs locking.
         */
-       if (rt2x00_get_field32(reg, INT_SOURCE_CSR_PRE_TBTT))
-               rt2x00lib_pretbtt(rt2x00dev);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&rt2x00dev->irqmask_lock, flags);
+       rt2800_register_read(rt2x00dev, INT_MASK_CSR, ®);
+       rt2x00_set_field32(®, irq_field, 1);
+       rt2800_register_write(rt2x00dev, INT_MASK_CSR, reg);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rt2x00dev->irqmask_lock, flags);
+}
 
-       /*
-        * 2 - Beacondone interrupt.
-        */
-       if (rt2x00_get_field32(reg, INT_SOURCE_CSR_TBTT))
-               rt2x00lib_beacondone(rt2x00dev);
+static void rt2800pci_txstatus_tasklet(unsigned long data)
+{
+       rt2800pci_txdone((struct rt2x00_dev *)data);
 
        /*
-        * 3 - Rx ring done interrupt.
+        * No need to enable the tx status interrupt here as we always
+        * leave it enabled to minimize the possibility of a tx status
+        * register overflow. See comment in interrupt handler.
         */
-       if (rt2x00_get_field32(reg, INT_SOURCE_CSR_RX_DONE))
-               rt2x00pci_rxdone(rt2x00dev);
+}
 
-       /*
-        * 4 - Auto wakeup interrupt.
-        */
-       if (rt2x00_get_field32(reg, INT_SOURCE_CSR_AUTO_WAKEUP))
-               rt2800pci_wakeup(rt2x00dev);
+static void rt2800pci_pretbtt_tasklet(unsigned long data)
+{
+       struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev = (struct rt2x00_dev *)data;
+       rt2x00lib_pretbtt(rt2x00dev);
+       rt2800pci_enable_interrupt(rt2x00dev, INT_MASK_CSR_PRE_TBTT);
+}
 
-       /* Enable interrupts again. */
-       rt2x00dev->ops->lib->set_device_state(rt2x00dev,
-                                             STATE_RADIO_IRQ_ON_ISR);
+static void rt2800pci_tbtt_tasklet(unsigned long data)
+{
+       struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev = (struct rt2x00_dev *)data;
+       rt2x00lib_beacondone(rt2x00dev);
+       rt2800pci_enable_interrupt(rt2x00dev, INT_MASK_CSR_TBTT);
+}
 
-       return IRQ_HANDLED;
+static void rt2800pci_rxdone_tasklet(unsigned long data)
+{
+       struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev = (struct rt2x00_dev *)data;
+       rt2x00pci_rxdone(rt2x00dev);
+       rt2800pci_enable_interrupt(rt2x00dev, INT_MASK_CSR_RX_DONE);
+}
+
+static void rt2800pci_autowake_tasklet(unsigned long data)
+{
+       struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev = (struct rt2x00_dev *)data;
+       rt2800pci_wakeup(rt2x00dev);
+       rt2800pci_enable_interrupt(rt2x00dev, INT_MASK_CSR_AUTO_WAKEUP);
 }
 
 static void rt2800pci_txstatus_interrupt(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 static irqreturn_t rt2800pci_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_instance)
 {
        struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev = dev_instance;
-       u32 reg;
-       irqreturn_t ret = IRQ_HANDLED;
+       u32 reg, mask;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        /* Read status and ACK all interrupts */
        rt2800_register_read(rt2x00dev, INT_SOURCE_CSR, ®);
        if (!test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED_RADIO, &rt2x00dev->flags))
                return IRQ_HANDLED;
 
-       if (rt2x00_get_field32(reg, INT_SOURCE_CSR_TX_FIFO_STATUS))
-               rt2800pci_txstatus_interrupt(rt2x00dev);
+       /*
+        * Since INT_MASK_CSR and INT_SOURCE_CSR use the same bits
+        * for interrupts and interrupt masks we can just use the value of
+        * INT_SOURCE_CSR to create the interrupt mask.
+        */
+       mask = ~reg;
 
-       if (rt2x00_get_field32(reg, INT_SOURCE_CSR_PRE_TBTT) ||
-           rt2x00_get_field32(reg, INT_SOURCE_CSR_TBTT) ||
-           rt2x00_get_field32(reg, INT_SOURCE_CSR_RX_DONE) ||
-           rt2x00_get_field32(reg, INT_SOURCE_CSR_AUTO_WAKEUP)) {
+       if (rt2x00_get_field32(reg, INT_SOURCE_CSR_TX_FIFO_STATUS)) {
+               rt2800pci_txstatus_interrupt(rt2x00dev);
                /*
-                * All other interrupts are handled in the interrupt thread.
-                * Store irqvalue for use in the interrupt thread.
+                * Never disable the TX_FIFO_STATUS interrupt.
                 */
-               rt2x00dev->irqvalue[0] = reg;
+               rt2x00_set_field32(&mask, INT_MASK_CSR_TX_FIFO_STATUS, 1);
+       }
 
-               /*
-                * Disable interrupts, will be enabled again in the
-                * interrupt thread.
-               */
-               rt2x00dev->ops->lib->set_device_state(rt2x00dev,
-                                                     STATE_RADIO_IRQ_OFF_ISR);
+       if (rt2x00_get_field32(reg, INT_SOURCE_CSR_PRE_TBTT))
+               tasklet_hi_schedule(&rt2x00dev->pretbtt_tasklet);
 
-               /*
-                * Leave the TX_FIFO_STATUS interrupt enabled to not lose any
-                * tx status reports.
-                */
-               rt2800_register_read(rt2x00dev, INT_MASK_CSR, ®);
-               rt2x00_set_field32(®, INT_MASK_CSR_TX_FIFO_STATUS, 1);
-               rt2800_register_write(rt2x00dev, INT_MASK_CSR, reg);
+       if (rt2x00_get_field32(reg, INT_SOURCE_CSR_TBTT))
+               tasklet_hi_schedule(&rt2x00dev->tbtt_tasklet);
 
-               ret = IRQ_WAKE_THREAD;
-       }
+       if (rt2x00_get_field32(reg, INT_SOURCE_CSR_RX_DONE))
+               tasklet_schedule(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_tasklet);
 
-       return ret;
+       if (rt2x00_get_field32(reg, INT_SOURCE_CSR_AUTO_WAKEUP))
+               tasklet_schedule(&rt2x00dev->autowake_tasklet);
+
+       /*
+        * Disable all interrupts for which a tasklet was scheduled right now,
+        * the tasklet will reenable the appropriate interrupts.
+        */
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&rt2x00dev->irqmask_lock, flags);
+       rt2800_register_read(rt2x00dev, INT_MASK_CSR, ®);
+       reg &= mask;
+       rt2800_register_write(rt2x00dev, INT_MASK_CSR, reg);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rt2x00dev->irqmask_lock, flags);
+
+       return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
 /*
 
 static const struct rt2x00lib_ops rt2800pci_rt2x00_ops = {
        .irq_handler            = rt2800pci_interrupt,
-       .irq_handler_thread     = rt2800pci_interrupt_thread,
-       .txstatus_tasklet       = rt2800pci_txstatus_tasklet,
+       .txstatus_tasklet       = rt2800pci_txstatus_tasklet,
+       .pretbtt_tasklet        = rt2800pci_pretbtt_tasklet,
+       .tbtt_tasklet           = rt2800pci_tbtt_tasklet,
+       .rxdone_tasklet         = rt2800pci_rxdone_tasklet,
+       .autowake_tasklet       = rt2800pci_autowake_tasklet,
        .probe_hw               = rt2800pci_probe_hw,
        .get_firmware_name      = rt2800pci_get_firmware_name,
        .check_firmware         = rt2800_check_firmware,