diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
index cb0eef13af1c..fb649d85b8fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ static void hif_usb_mgmt_cb(struct urb *urb)
 {
 	struct cmd_buf *cmd = (struct cmd_buf *)urb->context;
 	struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	bool txok = true;
 
 	if (!cmd || !cmd->skb || !cmd->hif_dev)
@@ -158,14 +159,14 @@ static void hif_usb_mgmt_cb(struct urb *urb)
 		 * If the URBs are being flushed, no need to complete
 		 * this packet.
 		 */
-		spin_lock(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock, flags);
 		if (hif_dev->tx.flags & HIF_USB_TX_FLUSH) {
-			spin_unlock(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock, flags);
 			dev_kfree_skb_any(cmd->skb);
 			kfree(cmd);
 			return;
 		}
-		spin_unlock(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hif_dev->tx.tx_lock, flags);
 
 		break;
 	default:
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c
index 585736a837ed..799010ed04e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c
@@ -1107,25 +1107,26 @@ void ath9k_htc_rxep(void *drv_priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct ath_hw *ah = priv->ah;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 	struct ath9k_htc_rxbuf *rxbuf = NULL, *tmp_buf = NULL;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock(&priv->rx.rxbuflock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->rx.rxbuflock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry(tmp_buf, &priv->rx.rxbuf, list) {
 		if (!tmp_buf->in_process) {
 			rxbuf = tmp_buf;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&priv->rx.rxbuflock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->rx.rxbuflock, flags);
 
 	if (rxbuf == NULL) {
 		ath_dbg(common, ANY, "No free RX buffer\n");
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock(&priv->rx.rxbuflock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->rx.rxbuflock, flags);
 	rxbuf->skb = skb;
 	rxbuf->in_process = true;
-	spin_unlock(&priv->rx.rxbuflock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->rx.rxbuflock, flags);
 
 	tasklet_schedule(&priv->rx_tasklet);
 	return;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c
index b0b5579b7560..d1f6710ca63b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ static void ath9k_wmi_ctrl_rx(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 {
 	struct wmi *wmi = priv;
 	struct wmi_cmd_hdr *hdr;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	u16 cmd_id;
 
 	if (unlikely(wmi->stopped))
@@ -218,20 +219,20 @@ static void ath9k_wmi_ctrl_rx(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	cmd_id = be16_to_cpu(hdr->command_id);
 
 	if (cmd_id & 0x1000) {
-		spin_lock(&wmi->wmi_lock);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&wmi->wmi_lock, flags);
 		__skb_queue_tail(&wmi->wmi_event_queue, skb);
-		spin_unlock(&wmi->wmi_lock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wmi->wmi_lock, flags);
 		tasklet_schedule(&wmi->wmi_event_tasklet);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	/* Check if there has been a timeout. */
-	spin_lock(&wmi->wmi_lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&wmi->wmi_lock, flags);
 	if (be16_to_cpu(hdr->seq_no) != wmi->last_seq_id) {
-		spin_unlock(&wmi->wmi_lock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wmi->wmi_lock, flags);
 		goto free_skb;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&wmi->wmi_lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wmi->wmi_lock, flags);
 
 	/* WMI command response */
 	ath9k_wmi_rsp_callback(wmi, skb);