diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
index 45c40a17d6a6..dc6d241b9406 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ static bool ipoib_dev_addr_changed_valid(struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv)
 	if (ib_query_gid(priv->ca, priv->port, 0, &gid0, NULL))
 		return false;
 
-	netif_addr_lock(priv->dev);
+	netif_addr_lock_bh(priv->dev);
 
 	/* The subnet prefix may have changed, update it now so we won't have
 	 * to do it later
@@ -1026,12 +1026,12 @@ static bool ipoib_dev_addr_changed_valid(struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv)
 
 	search_gid.global.interface_id = priv->local_gid.global.interface_id;
 
-	netif_addr_unlock(priv->dev);
+	netif_addr_unlock_bh(priv->dev);
 
 	err = ib_find_gid(priv->ca, &search_gid, IB_GID_TYPE_IB,
 			  priv->dev, &port, &index);
 
-	netif_addr_lock(priv->dev);
+	netif_addr_lock_bh(priv->dev);
 
 	if (search_gid.global.interface_id !=
 	    priv->local_gid.global.interface_id)
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ static bool ipoib_dev_addr_changed_valid(struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv)
 	}
 
 out:
-	netif_addr_unlock(priv->dev);
+	netif_addr_unlock_bh(priv->dev);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index 0aa52c2f9438..248da5015093 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -1851,7 +1851,7 @@ static void set_base_guid(struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv, union ib_gid *gid)
 	struct ipoib_dev_priv *child_priv;
 	struct net_device *netdev = priv->dev;
 
-	netif_addr_lock(netdev);
+	netif_addr_lock_bh(netdev);
 
 	memcpy(&priv->local_gid.global.interface_id,
 	       &gid->global.interface_id,
@@ -1859,7 +1859,7 @@ static void set_base_guid(struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv, union ib_gid *gid)
 	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr + 4, &priv->local_gid, sizeof(priv->local_gid));
 	clear_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_DEV_ADDR_SET, &priv->flags);
 
-	netif_addr_unlock(netdev);
+	netif_addr_unlock_bh(netdev);
 
 	if (!test_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_SUBINTERFACE, &priv->flags)) {
 		down_read(&priv->vlan_rwsem);
@@ -1875,7 +1875,7 @@ static int ipoib_check_lladdr(struct net_device *dev,
 	union ib_gid *gid = (union ib_gid *)(ss->__data + 4);
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	netif_addr_lock(dev);
+	netif_addr_lock_bh(dev);
 
 	/* Make sure the QPN, reserved and subnet prefix match the current
 	 * lladdr, it also makes sure the lladdr is unicast.
@@ -1885,7 +1885,7 @@ static int ipoib_check_lladdr(struct net_device *dev,
 	    gid->global.interface_id == 0)
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 
-	netif_addr_unlock(dev);
+	netif_addr_unlock_bh(dev);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c
index 82fbc9442608..d3394b6add24 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c
@@ -582,13 +582,13 @@ void ipoib_mcast_join_task(struct work_struct *work)
 		return;
 	}
 	priv->local_lid = port_attr.lid;
-	netif_addr_lock(dev);
+	netif_addr_lock_bh(dev);
 
 	if (!test_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_DEV_ADDR_SET, &priv->flags)) {
-		netif_addr_unlock(dev);
+		netif_addr_unlock_bh(dev);
 		return;
 	}
-	netif_addr_unlock(dev);
+	netif_addr_unlock_bh(dev);
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&priv->lock);
 	if (!test_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_OPER_UP, &priv->flags))