diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_ctlr.c b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_ctlr.c
index ddc048069af25..8a4124e7d2043 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_ctlr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_ctlr.c
@@ -319,16 +319,17 @@ static void fcoe_ctlr_announce(struct fcoe_ctlr *fip)
 {
 	struct fcoe_fcf *sel;
 	struct fcoe_fcf *fcf;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	mutex_lock(&fip->ctlr_mutex);
-	spin_lock_bh(&fip->ctlr_lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&fip->ctlr_lock, flags);
 
 	kfree_skb(fip->flogi_req);
 	fip->flogi_req = NULL;
 	list_for_each_entry(fcf, &fip->fcfs, list)
 		fcf->flogi_sent = 0;
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&fip->ctlr_lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fip->ctlr_lock, flags);
 	sel = fip->sel_fcf;
 
 	if (sel && ether_addr_equal(sel->fcf_mac, fip->dest_addr))
@@ -699,6 +700,7 @@ int fcoe_ctlr_els_send(struct fcoe_ctlr *fip, struct fc_lport *lport,
 {
 	struct fc_frame *fp;
 	struct fc_frame_header *fh;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	u16 old_xid;
 	u8 op;
 	u8 mac[ETH_ALEN];
@@ -732,11 +734,11 @@ int fcoe_ctlr_els_send(struct fcoe_ctlr *fip, struct fc_lport *lport,
 		op = FIP_DT_FLOGI;
 		if (fip->mode == FIP_MODE_VN2VN)
 			break;
-		spin_lock_bh(&fip->ctlr_lock);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&fip->ctlr_lock, flags);
 		kfree_skb(fip->flogi_req);
 		fip->flogi_req = skb;
 		fip->flogi_req_send = 1;
-		spin_unlock_bh(&fip->ctlr_lock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fip->ctlr_lock, flags);
 		schedule_work(&fip->timer_work);
 		return -EINPROGRESS;
 	case ELS_FDISC:
@@ -1705,10 +1707,11 @@ static int fcoe_ctlr_flogi_send_locked(struct fcoe_ctlr *fip)
 static int fcoe_ctlr_flogi_retry(struct fcoe_ctlr *fip)
 {
 	struct fcoe_fcf *fcf;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int error;
 
 	mutex_lock(&fip->ctlr_mutex);
-	spin_lock_bh(&fip->ctlr_lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&fip->ctlr_lock, flags);
 	LIBFCOE_FIP_DBG(fip, "re-sending FLOGI - reselect\n");
 	fcf = fcoe_ctlr_select(fip);
 	if (!fcf || fcf->flogi_sent) {
@@ -1719,7 +1722,7 @@ static int fcoe_ctlr_flogi_retry(struct fcoe_ctlr *fip)
 		fcoe_ctlr_solicit(fip, NULL);
 		error = fcoe_ctlr_flogi_send_locked(fip);
 	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&fip->ctlr_lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fip->ctlr_lock, flags);
 	mutex_unlock(&fip->ctlr_mutex);
 	return error;
 }
@@ -1736,8 +1739,9 @@ static int fcoe_ctlr_flogi_retry(struct fcoe_ctlr *fip)
 static void fcoe_ctlr_flogi_send(struct fcoe_ctlr *fip)
 {
 	struct fcoe_fcf *fcf;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&fip->ctlr_lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&fip->ctlr_lock, flags);
 	fcf = fip->sel_fcf;
 	if (!fcf || !fip->flogi_req_send)
 		goto unlock;
@@ -1764,7 +1768,7 @@ static void fcoe_ctlr_flogi_send(struct fcoe_ctlr *fip)
 	} else /* XXX */
 		LIBFCOE_FIP_DBG(fip, "No FCF selected - defer send\n");
 unlock:
-	spin_unlock_bh(&fip->ctlr_lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fip->ctlr_lock, flags);
 }
 
 /**