static void f_modown(struct file *filp, struct pid *pid, enum pid_type type,
                      int force)
 {
-       write_lock_irq(&filp->f_owner.lock);
+       unsigned long flags;
+
+       write_lock_irqsave(&filp->f_owner.lock, flags);
        if (force || !filp->f_owner.pid) {
                put_pid(filp->f_owner.pid);
                filp->f_owner.pid = get_pid(pid);
                        filp->f_owner.euid = cred->euid;
                }
        }
-       write_unlock_irq(&filp->f_owner.lock);
+       write_unlock_irqrestore(&filp->f_owner.lock, flags);
 }
 
 int __f_setown(struct file *filp, struct pid *pid, enum pid_type type,