diff --git a/dma.c b/dma.c
index 643e18eb..28e6943e 100644
--- a/dma.c
+++ b/dma.c
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ __mt76_get_rxwi(struct mt76_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct mt76_txwi_cache *t = NULL;
 
-	spin_lock(&dev->wed_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&dev->wed_lock);
 	if (!list_empty(&dev->rxwi_cache)) {
 		t = list_first_entry(&dev->rxwi_cache, struct mt76_txwi_cache,
 				     list);
 		list_del(&t->list);
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&dev->wed_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&dev->wed_lock);
 
 	return t;
 }
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ mt76_put_rxwi(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct mt76_txwi_cache *t)
 	if (!t)
 		return;
 
-	spin_lock(&dev->wed_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&dev->wed_lock);
 	list_add(&t->list, &dev->rxwi_cache);
-	spin_unlock(&dev->wed_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&dev->wed_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mt76_put_rxwi);