int interrupts, nr_serviced = 0, i;
        struct ei_device *ei_local;
        int handled = 0;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        e8390_base = dev->base_addr;
        ei_local = netdev_priv(dev);
         *      Protect the irq test too.
         */
         
-       spin_lock(&ei_local->page_lock);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&ei_local->page_lock, flags);
 
        if (ei_local->irqlock) 
        {
                           dev->name, inb_p(e8390_base + EN0_ISR),
                           inb_p(e8390_base + EN0_IMR));
 #endif
-               spin_unlock(&ei_local->page_lock);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ei_local->page_lock, flags);
                return IRQ_NONE;
        }
     
        ei_local->irqlock = 0;
        outb_p(ENISR_ALL, e8390_base + EN0_IMR);
 
-       spin_unlock(&ei_local->page_lock);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ei_local->page_lock, flags);
        return IRQ_RETVAL(handled);
 }