diff --git a/fs/fcntl.c b/fs/fcntl.c
index 3d40771e8e7c..3dc90e5293e6 100644
--- a/fs/fcntl.c
+++ b/fs/fcntl.c
@@ -779,9 +779,10 @@ void send_sigio(struct fown_struct *fown, int fd, int band)
 {
 	struct task_struct *p;
 	enum pid_type type;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	struct pid *pid;
 	
-	read_lock(&fown->lock);
+	read_lock_irqsave(&fown->lock, flags);
 
 	type = fown->pid_type;
 	pid = fown->pid;
@@ -802,7 +803,7 @@ void send_sigio(struct fown_struct *fown, int fd, int band)
 		read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
 	}
  out_unlock_fown:
-	read_unlock(&fown->lock);
+	read_unlock_irqrestore(&fown->lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void send_sigurg_to_task(struct task_struct *p,
@@ -817,9 +818,10 @@ int send_sigurg(struct fown_struct *fown)
 	struct task_struct *p;
 	enum pid_type type;
 	struct pid *pid;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret = 0;
 	
-	read_lock(&fown->lock);
+	read_lock_irqsave(&fown->lock, flags);
 
 	type = fown->pid_type;
 	pid = fown->pid;
@@ -842,7 +844,7 @@ int send_sigurg(struct fown_struct *fown)
 		read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
 	}
  out_unlock_fown:
-	read_unlock(&fown->lock);
+	read_unlock_irqrestore(&fown->lock, flags);
 	return ret;
 }