diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_pda.c b/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_pda.c
index 2d5ad579475a8..17b60e5a9f1fe 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_pda.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_pda.c
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ static int keyspan_pda_write(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	int request_unthrottle = 0;
 	int rc = 0;
 	struct keyspan_pda_private *priv;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
 	/* guess how much room is left in the device's ring buffer, and if we
@@ -462,13 +463,13 @@ static int keyspan_pda_write(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	   the TX urb is in-flight (wait until it completes)
 	   the device is full (wait until it says there is room)
 	*/
-	spin_lock_bh(&port->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
 	if (!test_bit(0, &port->write_urbs_free) || priv->tx_throttled) {
-		spin_unlock_bh(&port->lock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	clear_bit(0, &port->write_urbs_free);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&port->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
 
 	/* At this point the URB is in our control, nobody else can submit it
 	   again (the only sudden transition was the one from EINPROGRESS to