diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.c
index 1c19c76d47af..b2aec4d9fbb1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.c
@@ -415,7 +415,6 @@ static int orinoco_cs_resume(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 	struct orinoco_private *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct orinoco_pccard *card = priv->card;
 	int err = 0;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (! test_bit(0, &card->hard_reset_in_progress)) {
 		err = orinoco_reinit_firmware(dev);
@@ -425,7 +424,7 @@ static int orinoco_cs_resume(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 			return -EIO;
 		}
 
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
+		spin_lock(&priv->lock);
 
 		netif_device_attach(dev);
 		priv->hw_unavailable--;
@@ -437,10 +436,10 @@ static int orinoco_cs_resume(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 				       dev->name, err);
 		}
 
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
+		spin_unlock(&priv->lock);
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/spectrum_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/spectrum_cs.c
index e9172eebfd01..7f9aa139c347 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/spectrum_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/spectrum_cs.c
@@ -866,11 +866,10 @@ spectrum_cs_suspend(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = link->priv;
 	struct orinoco_private *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	/* Mark the device as stopped, to block IO until later */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
+	spin_lock(&priv->lock);
 
 	err = __orinoco_down(dev);
 	if (err)
@@ -880,9 +879,9 @@ spectrum_cs_suspend(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 	netif_device_detach(dev);
 	priv->hw_unavailable++;
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock(&priv->lock);
 
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int