diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
index ffc7be1..20e3f87 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
@@ -229,15 +229,14 @@
 	for (address = VMALLOC_START & PMD_MASK;
 	     address >= TASK_SIZE && address < FIXADDR_TOP;
 	     address += PMD_SIZE) {
-
-		unsigned long flags;
 		struct page *page;
 
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&pgd_lock, flags);
+		spin_lock(&pgd_lock);
 		list_for_each_entry(page, &pgd_list, lru) {
 			spinlock_t *pgt_lock;
 			pmd_t *ret;
 
+			/* the pgt_lock only for Xen */
 			pgt_lock = &pgd_page_get_mm(page)->page_table_lock;
 
 			spin_lock(pgt_lock);
@@ -247,7 +246,7 @@
 			if (!ret)
 				break;
 		}
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pgd_lock, flags);
+		spin_unlock(&pgd_lock);
 	}
 }