diff --git a/drivers/net/atl1/atl1_main.c b/drivers/net/atl1/atl1_main.c
index 56f6389a300e..3c1984ecf36c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atl1/atl1_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atl1/atl1_main.c
@@ -1704,10 +1704,8 @@ static int atl1_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	if (!spin_trylock(&adapter->lock)) {
+	if (!spin_trylock_irqsave(&adapter->lock, flags)) {
 		/* Can't get lock - tell upper layer to requeue */
-		local_irq_restore(flags);
 		dev_printk(KERN_DEBUG, &adapter->pdev->dev, "tx locked\n");
 		return NETDEV_TX_LOCKED;
 	}