test_and_clear_bit(FLG_L2_ACTIVATED, &dch->Flags);
                spin_lock_irqsave(&hc->lock, flags);
                if (hc->hw.protocol == ISDN_P_NT_S0) {
+                       struct sk_buff_head free_queue;
+
+                       __skb_queue_head_init(&free_queue);
                        /* prepare deactivation */
                        Write_hfc(hc, HFCPCI_STATES, 0x40);
-                       skb_queue_purge(&dch->squeue);
+                       skb_queue_splice_init(&dch->squeue, &free_queue);
                        if (dch->tx_skb) {
-                               dev_kfree_skb(dch->tx_skb);
+                               __skb_queue_tail(&free_queue, dch->tx_skb);
                                dch->tx_skb = NULL;
                        }
                        dch->tx_idx = 0;
                        if (dch->rx_skb) {
-                               dev_kfree_skb(dch->rx_skb);
+                               __skb_queue_tail(&free_queue, dch->rx_skb);
                                dch->rx_skb = NULL;
                        }
                        test_and_clear_bit(FLG_TX_BUSY, &dch->Flags);
                        hc->hw.mst_m &= ~HFCPCI_MASTER;
                        Write_hfc(hc, HFCPCI_MST_MODE, hc->hw.mst_m);
                        ret = 0;
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hc->lock, flags);
+                       __skb_queue_purge(&free_queue);
                } else {
                        ret = l1_event(dch->l1, hh->prim);
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hc->lock, flags);
                }
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hc->lock, flags);
                break;
        }
        if (!ret)