diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
index 0c733c6..069d847 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
@@ -364,16 +364,15 @@
 				       enum dmx_success success)
 {
 	struct dmxdev_filter *dmxdevfilter = filter->priv;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (dmxdevfilter->buffer.error) {
 		wake_up(&dmxdevfilter->buffer.queue);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dmxdevfilter->dev->lock, flags);
+	spin_lock(&dmxdevfilter->dev->lock);
 	if (dmxdevfilter->state != DMXDEV_STATE_GO) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dmxdevfilter->dev->lock, flags);
+		spin_unlock(&dmxdevfilter->dev->lock);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	del_timer(&dmxdevfilter->timer);
@@ -392,7 +391,7 @@
 	}
 	if (dmxdevfilter->params.sec.flags & DMX_ONESHOT)
 		dmxdevfilter->state = DMXDEV_STATE_DONE;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dmxdevfilter->dev->lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock(&dmxdevfilter->dev->lock);
 	wake_up(&dmxdevfilter->buffer.queue);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -404,12 +403,11 @@
 {
 	struct dmxdev_filter *dmxdevfilter = feed->priv;
 	struct dvb_ringbuffer *buffer;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dmxdevfilter->dev->lock, flags);
+	spin_lock(&dmxdevfilter->dev->lock);
 	if (dmxdevfilter->params.pes.output == DMX_OUT_DECODER) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dmxdevfilter->dev->lock, flags);
+		spin_unlock(&dmxdevfilter->dev->lock);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -419,7 +417,7 @@
 	else
 		buffer = &dmxdevfilter->dev->dvr_buffer;
 	if (buffer->error) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dmxdevfilter->dev->lock, flags);
+		spin_unlock(&dmxdevfilter->dev->lock);
 		wake_up(&buffer->queue);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -430,7 +428,7 @@
 		dvb_ringbuffer_flush(buffer);
 		buffer->error = ret;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dmxdevfilter->dev->lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock(&dmxdevfilter->dev->lock);
 	wake_up(&buffer->queue);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c
index a2c1fd5..e2eca0b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c
@@ -399,9 +399,7 @@
 void dvb_dmx_swfilter_packets(struct dvb_demux *demux, const u8 *buf,
 			      size_t count)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&demux->lock, flags);
+	spin_lock(&demux->lock);
 
 	while (count--) {
 		if (buf[0] == 0x47)
@@ -409,17 +407,16 @@
 		buf += 188;
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&demux->lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock(&demux->lock);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dvb_dmx_swfilter_packets);
 
 void dvb_dmx_swfilter(struct dvb_demux *demux, const u8 *buf, size_t count)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int p = 0, i, j;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&demux->lock, flags);
+	spin_lock(&demux->lock);
 
 	if (demux->tsbufp) {
 		i = demux->tsbufp;
@@ -452,18 +449,17 @@
 	}
 
 bailout:
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&demux->lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock(&demux->lock);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dvb_dmx_swfilter);
 
 void dvb_dmx_swfilter_204(struct dvb_demux *demux, const u8 *buf, size_t count)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int p = 0, i, j;
 	u8 tmppack[188];
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&demux->lock, flags);
+	spin_lock(&demux->lock);
 
 	if (demux->tsbufp) {
 		i = demux->tsbufp;
@@ -504,7 +500,7 @@
 	}
 
 bailout:
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&demux->lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock(&demux->lock);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dvb_dmx_swfilter_204);