diff --git a/fs/btrfs/async-thread.c b/fs/btrfs/async-thread.c
index 6e4f6c50a120..019e8af449ab 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/async-thread.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/async-thread.c
@@ -424,11 +424,11 @@ int btrfs_requeue_work(struct btrfs_work *work)
 	 * list
 	 */
 	if (worker->idle) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&worker->workers->lock, flags);
+		spin_lock(&worker->workers->lock);
 		worker->idle = 0;
 		list_move_tail(&worker->worker_list,
 			       &worker->workers->worker_list);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker->workers->lock, flags);
+		spin_unlock(&worker->workers->lock);
 	}
 	if (!worker->working) {
 		wake = 1;