diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_common.c
index 6c375647b24d..4afbb40bc0e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_common.c
@@ -373,9 +373,12 @@ 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;
 }