diff --git a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
index ca11d283bbeb..93ea80196f0e 100644
--- a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
+++ b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
@@ -1080,13 +1080,13 @@ static int dcbnl_ieee_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	if (!app)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
-	spin_lock(&dcb_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&dcb_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(itr, &dcb_app_list, list) {
 		if (itr->ifindex == netdev->ifindex) {
 			err = nla_put(skb, DCB_ATTR_IEEE_APP, sizeof(itr->app),
 					 &itr->app);
 			if (err) {
-				spin_unlock(&dcb_lock);
+				spin_unlock_bh(&dcb_lock);
 				return -EMSGSIZE;
 			}
 		}
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ static int dcbnl_ieee_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	else
 		dcbx = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	spin_unlock(&dcb_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&dcb_lock);
 	nla_nest_end(skb, app);
 
 	/* get peer info if available */
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ static int dcbnl_cee_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	}
 
 	/* local app */
-	spin_lock(&dcb_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&dcb_lock);
 	app = nla_nest_start(skb, DCB_ATTR_CEE_APP_TABLE);
 	if (!app)
 		goto dcb_unlock;
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ static int dcbnl_cee_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	else
 		dcbx = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	spin_unlock(&dcb_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&dcb_lock);
 
 	/* features flags */
 	if (ops->getfeatcfg) {
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ static int dcbnl_cee_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	return 0;
 
 dcb_unlock:
-	spin_unlock(&dcb_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&dcb_lock);
 nla_put_failure:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1762,10 +1762,10 @@ u8 dcb_getapp(struct net_device *dev, struct dcb_app *app)
 	struct dcb_app_type *itr;
 	u8 prio = 0;
 
-	spin_lock(&dcb_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&dcb_lock);
 	if ((itr = dcb_app_lookup(app, dev->ifindex, 0)))
 		prio = itr->app.priority;
-	spin_unlock(&dcb_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&dcb_lock);
 
 	return prio;
 }
@@ -1789,7 +1789,7 @@ int dcb_setapp(struct net_device *dev, struct dcb_app *new)
 	if (dev->dcbnl_ops->getdcbx)
 		event.dcbx = dev->dcbnl_ops->getdcbx(dev);
 
-	spin_lock(&dcb_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&dcb_lock);
 	/* Search for existing match and replace */
 	if ((itr = dcb_app_lookup(new, dev->ifindex, 0))) {
 		if (new->priority)
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@ int dcb_setapp(struct net_device *dev, struct dcb_app *new)
 	if (new->priority)
 		err = dcb_app_add(new, dev->ifindex);
 out:
-	spin_unlock(&dcb_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&dcb_lock);
 	if (!err)
 		call_dcbevent_notifiers(DCB_APP_EVENT, &event);
 	return err;
@@ -1823,10 +1823,10 @@ u8 dcb_ieee_getapp_mask(struct net_device *dev, struct dcb_app *app)
 	struct dcb_app_type *itr;
 	u8 prio = 0;
 
-	spin_lock(&dcb_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&dcb_lock);
 	if ((itr = dcb_app_lookup(app, dev->ifindex, 0)))
 		prio |= 1 << itr->app.priority;
-	spin_unlock(&dcb_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&dcb_lock);
 
 	return prio;
 }
@@ -1850,7 +1850,7 @@ int dcb_ieee_setapp(struct net_device *dev, struct dcb_app *new)
 	if (dev->dcbnl_ops->getdcbx)
 		event.dcbx = dev->dcbnl_ops->getdcbx(dev);
 
-	spin_lock(&dcb_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&dcb_lock);
 	/* Search for existing match and abort if found */
 	if (dcb_app_lookup(new, dev->ifindex, new->priority)) {
 		err = -EEXIST;
@@ -1859,7 +1859,7 @@ int dcb_ieee_setapp(struct net_device *dev, struct dcb_app *new)
 
 	err = dcb_app_add(new, dev->ifindex);
 out:
-	spin_unlock(&dcb_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&dcb_lock);
 	if (!err)
 		call_dcbevent_notifiers(DCB_APP_EVENT, &event);
 	return err;
@@ -1882,7 +1882,7 @@ int dcb_ieee_delapp(struct net_device *dev, struct dcb_app *del)
 	if (dev->dcbnl_ops->getdcbx)
 		event.dcbx = dev->dcbnl_ops->getdcbx(dev);
 
-	spin_lock(&dcb_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&dcb_lock);
 	/* Search for existing match and remove it. */
 	if ((itr = dcb_app_lookup(del, dev->ifindex, del->priority))) {
 		list_del(&itr->list);
@@ -1890,7 +1890,7 @@ int dcb_ieee_delapp(struct net_device *dev, struct dcb_app *del)
 		err = 0;
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock(&dcb_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&dcb_lock);
 	if (!err)
 		call_dcbevent_notifiers(DCB_APP_EVENT, &event);
 	return err;
@@ -1902,12 +1902,12 @@ static void dcb_flushapp(void)
 	struct dcb_app_type *app;
 	struct dcb_app_type *tmp;
 
-	spin_lock(&dcb_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&dcb_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(app, tmp, &dcb_app_list, list) {
 		list_del(&app->list);
 		kfree(app);
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&dcb_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&dcb_lock);
 }
 
 static int __init dcbnl_init(void)