diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
index f9c0e62716ea..bbded33120fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
@@ -1618,7 +1618,7 @@ ppp_push(struct ppp *ppp)
 		list = list->next;
 		pch = list_entry(list, struct channel, clist);
 
-		spin_lock_bh(&pch->downl);
+		spin_lock(&pch->downl);
 		if (pch->chan) {
 			if (pch->chan->ops->start_xmit(pch->chan, skb))
 				ppp->xmit_pending = NULL;
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@ ppp_push(struct ppp *ppp)
 			kfree_skb(skb);
 			ppp->xmit_pending = NULL;
 		}
-		spin_unlock_bh(&pch->downl);
+		spin_unlock(&pch->downl);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@ static int ppp_mp_explode(struct ppp *ppp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		}
 
 		/* check the channel's mtu and whether it is still attached. */
-		spin_lock_bh(&pch->downl);
+		spin_lock(&pch->downl);
 		if (pch->chan == NULL) {
 			/* can't use this channel, it's being deregistered */
 			if (pch->speed == 0)
@@ -1765,7 +1765,7 @@ static int ppp_mp_explode(struct ppp *ppp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			else
 				totspeed -= pch->speed;
 
-			spin_unlock_bh(&pch->downl);
+			spin_unlock(&pch->downl);
 			pch->avail = 0;
 			totlen = len;
 			totfree--;
@@ -1816,7 +1816,7 @@ static int ppp_mp_explode(struct ppp *ppp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		 */
 		if (flen <= 0) {
 			pch->avail = 2;
-			spin_unlock_bh(&pch->downl);
+			spin_unlock(&pch->downl);
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -1861,14 +1861,14 @@ static int ppp_mp_explode(struct ppp *ppp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		len -= flen;
 		++ppp->nxseq;
 		bits = 0;
-		spin_unlock_bh(&pch->downl);
+		spin_unlock(&pch->downl);
 	}
 	ppp->nxchan = i;
 
 	return 1;
 
  noskb:
-	spin_unlock_bh(&pch->downl);
+	spin_unlock(&pch->downl);
 	if (ppp->debug & 1)
 		netdev_err(ppp->dev, "PPP: no memory (fragment)\n");
 	++ppp->dev->stats.tx_errors;
@@ -1883,7 +1883,7 @@ static void __ppp_channel_push(struct channel *pch)
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct ppp *ppp;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&pch->downl);
+	spin_lock(&pch->downl);
 	if (pch->chan) {
 		while (!skb_queue_empty(&pch->file.xq)) {
 			skb = skb_dequeue(&pch->file.xq);
@@ -1897,14 +1897,14 @@ static void __ppp_channel_push(struct channel *pch)
 		/* channel got deregistered */
 		skb_queue_purge(&pch->file.xq);
 	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&pch->downl);
+	spin_unlock(&pch->downl);
 	/* see if there is anything from the attached unit to be sent */
 	if (skb_queue_empty(&pch->file.xq)) {
-		read_lock_bh(&pch->upl);
+		read_lock(&pch->upl);
 		ppp = pch->ppp;
 		if (ppp)
 			__ppp_xmit_process(ppp);
-		read_unlock_bh(&pch->upl);
+		read_unlock(&pch->upl);
 	}
 }