diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_common.c
index 8e06656a06c1..b1e9d1495c01 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_common.c
@@ -389,9 +389,12 @@ static irqreturn_t ks8851_irq(int irq, void *_ks)
 	if (status & IRQ_LCI)
 		mii_check_link(&ks->mii);
 
-	if (status & IRQ_RXI)
+	if (status & IRQ_RXI) {
+		local_bh_disable();
 		while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&rxq)))
 			netif_rx(skb);
+		local_bh_enable();
+	}
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }