diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
index fe4cd0b4c412..f911153339a9 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ static int svc_close_list(struct svc_serv *serv, struct list_head *xprt_list, st
 	struct svc_xprt *xprt;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	spin_lock(&serv->sv_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&serv->sv_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(xprt, xprt_list, xpt_list) {
 		if (xprt->xpt_net != net)
 			continue;
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ static int svc_close_list(struct svc_serv *serv, struct list_head *xprt_list, st
 		set_bit(XPT_CLOSE, &xprt->xpt_flags);
 		svc_xprt_enqueue(xprt);
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&serv->sv_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&serv->sv_lock);
 	return ret;
 }