diff --git a/net/irda/irqueue.c b/net/irda/irqueue.c
index 9266233..d058b46 100644
--- a/net/irda/irqueue.c
+++ b/net/irda/irqueue.c
@@ -384,6 +384,9 @@
  *    for deallocating this structure if it's complex. If not the user can
  *    just supply kfree, which should take care of the job.
  */
+#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
+static int hashbin_lock_depth = 0;
+#endif
 int hashbin_delete( hashbin_t* hashbin, FREE_FUNC free_func)
 {
 	irda_queue_t* queue;
@@ -395,7 +398,8 @@
 
 	/* Synchronize */
 	if ( hashbin->hb_type & HB_LOCK ) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&hashbin->hb_spinlock, flags);
+		spin_lock_irqsave_nested(&hashbin->hb_spinlock, flags,
+					 hashbin_lock_depth++);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -419,6 +423,9 @@
 	/* Release lock */
 	if ( hashbin->hb_type & HB_LOCK) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hashbin->hb_spinlock, flags);
+#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
+		hashbin_lock_depth--;
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*