diff --git a/lib/klist.c b/lib/klist.c
index 0507fa5d84c5..f6b547812fe3 100644
--- a/lib/klist.c
+++ b/lib/klist.c
@@ -336,8 +336,9 @@ struct klist_node *klist_prev(struct klist_iter *i)
 	void (*put)(struct klist_node *) = i->i_klist->put;
 	struct klist_node *last = i->i_cur;
 	struct klist_node *prev;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock(&i->i_klist->k_lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&i->i_klist->k_lock, flags);
 
 	if (last) {
 		prev = to_klist_node(last->n_node.prev);
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ struct klist_node *klist_prev(struct klist_iter *i)
 		prev = to_klist_node(prev->n_node.prev);
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock(&i->i_klist->k_lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i->i_klist->k_lock, flags);
 
 	if (put && last)
 		put(last);
@@ -377,8 +378,9 @@ struct klist_node *klist_next(struct klist_iter *i)
 	void (*put)(struct klist_node *) = i->i_klist->put;
 	struct klist_node *last = i->i_cur;
 	struct klist_node *next;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock(&i->i_klist->k_lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&i->i_klist->k_lock, flags);
 
 	if (last) {
 		next = to_klist_node(last->n_node.next);
@@ -397,7 +399,7 @@ struct klist_node *klist_next(struct klist_iter *i)
 		next = to_klist_node(next->n_node.next);
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock(&i->i_klist->k_lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i->i_klist->k_lock, flags);
 
 	if (put && last)
 		put(last);