diff --git a/drivers/net/gianfar_mii.c b/drivers/net/gianfar_mii.c
index 100bf410bf5f..6a647d95e6ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gianfar_mii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gianfar_mii.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ int gfar_mdio_reset(struct mii_bus *bus)
 	struct gfar_mii __iomem *regs = (void __iomem *)bus->priv;
 	unsigned int timeout = PHY_INIT_TIMEOUT;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&bus->mdio_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&bus->mdio_lock);
 
 	/* Reset the management interface */
 	gfar_write(&regs->miimcfg, MIIMCFG_RESET);
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ int gfar_mdio_reset(struct mii_bus *bus)
 			timeout--)
 		cpu_relax();
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&bus->mdio_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&bus->mdio_lock);
 
 	if(timeout <= 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: The MII Bus is stuck!\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/ucc_geth_mii.c b/drivers/net/ucc_geth_mii.c
index e3ba14a19915..c69e654d539f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ucc_geth_mii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ucc_geth_mii.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ int uec_mdio_reset(struct mii_bus *bus)
 	struct ucc_mii_mng __iomem *regs = (void __iomem *)bus->priv;
 	unsigned int timeout = PHY_INIT_TIMEOUT;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&bus->mdio_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&bus->mdio_lock);
 
 	/* Reset the management interface */
 	out_be32(&regs->miimcfg, MIIMCFG_RESET_MANAGEMENT);
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int uec_mdio_reset(struct mii_bus *bus)
 	while ((in_be32(&regs->miimind) & MIIMIND_BUSY) && timeout--)
 		cpu_relax();
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&bus->mdio_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&bus->mdio_lock);
 
 	if (timeout <= 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: The MII Bus is stuck!\n", bus->name);