diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
index 8b46534b06c1..4247356c16ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
@@ -673,9 +673,12 @@ static int link_start(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (ret == 0)
 		ret = t4_link_start(pi->adapter, mb, pi->tx_chan,
 				    &pi->link_cfg);
-	if (ret == 0)
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		local_bh_disable();
 		ret = t4_enable_vi_params(pi->adapter, mb, pi->viid, true,
 					  true, CXGB4_DCB_ENABLED);
+		local_bh_enable();
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
index 448bec119c3c..a853133d8db8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
@@ -3558,7 +3558,7 @@ int t4_enable_vi_params(struct adapter *adap, unsigned int mbox,
 	c.ien_to_len16 = htonl(FW_VI_ENABLE_CMD_IEN(rx_en) |
 			       FW_VI_ENABLE_CMD_EEN(tx_en) | FW_LEN16(c) |
 			       FW_VI_ENABLE_CMD_DCB_INFO(dcb_en));
-	return t4_wr_mbox(adap, mbox, &c, sizeof(c), NULL);
+	return t4_wr_mbox_ns(adap, mbox, &c, sizeof(c), NULL);
 }
 
 /**