diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index 561a9c0..f5ea468 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
 	struct sysfs_open_dirent *od, *new_od = NULL;
 
  retry:
-	spin_lock(&sysfs_open_dirent_lock);
+	spin_lock_irq(&sysfs_open_dirent_lock);
 
 	if (!sd->s_attr.open && new_od) {
 		sd->s_attr.open = new_od;
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
 		list_add_tail(&buffer->list, &od->buffers);
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock(&sysfs_open_dirent_lock);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&sysfs_open_dirent_lock);
 
 	if (od) {
 		kfree(new_od);
@@ -315,8 +315,9 @@
 				  struct sysfs_buffer *buffer)
 {
 	struct sysfs_open_dirent *od = sd->s_attr.open;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock(&sysfs_open_dirent_lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&sysfs_open_dirent_lock, flags);
 
 	list_del(&buffer->list);
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&od->refcnt))
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@
 	else
 		od = NULL;
 
-	spin_unlock(&sysfs_open_dirent_lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sysfs_open_dirent_lock, flags);
 
 	kfree(od);
 }
@@ -456,8 +457,9 @@
 void sysfs_notify_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 {
 	struct sysfs_open_dirent *od;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock(&sysfs_open_dirent_lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&sysfs_open_dirent_lock, flags);
 
 	od = sd->s_attr.open;
 	if (od) {
@@ -465,7 +467,7 @@
 		wake_up_interruptible(&od->poll);
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock(&sysfs_open_dirent_lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sysfs_open_dirent_lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_notify_dirent);