/* only do something if we have a bulk out endpoint */
        if (serial->num_bulk_out) {
-               spin_lock_bh(&port->lock);
+               unsigned long flags;
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
                if (port->write_urb_busy) {
-                       spin_unlock_bh(&port->lock);
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
                        dbg("%s - already writing", __FUNCTION__);
                        return 0;
                }
                port->write_urb_busy = 1;
-               spin_unlock_bh(&port->lock);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
 
                count = (count > port->bulk_out_size) ? port->bulk_out_size : count;