diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/patches-4.14/710-net-add-qualcomm-essedma-ethernet-driver.patch b/target/linux/ipq40xx/patches-4.14/710-net-add-qualcomm-essedma-ethernet-driver.patch
index e304911f1d..1e47f2fe90 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/patches-4.14/710-net-add-qualcomm-essedma-ethernet-driver.patch
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/patches-4.14/710-net-add-qualcomm-essedma-ethernet-driver.patch
@@ -2775,7 +2775,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@gmail.com>
 +	int i;
 +	u32 stat;
 +
-+	spin_lock(&edma_cinfo->stats_lock);
++	spin_lock_bh(&edma_cinfo->stats_lock);
 +	p = (uint32_t *)&(edma_cinfo->edma_ethstats);
 +
 +	for (i = 0; i < EDMA_MAX_TRANSMIT_QUEUE; i++) {
@@ -2802,7 +2802,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@gmail.com>
 +		p++;
 +	}
 +
-+	spin_unlock(&edma_cinfo->stats_lock);
++	spin_unlock_bh(&edma_cinfo->stats_lock);
 +}
 +
 +static void edma_statistics_timer(unsigned long data)