diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
index f5a96678494b..5e0626c80b81 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
@@ -2964,6 +2964,7 @@ static void lan78xx_tx_bh(struct lan78xx_net *dev)
 	pkt_cnt = 0;
 	count = 0;
 	length = 0;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&tqp->lock, flags);
 	for (skb = tqp->next; pkt_cnt < tqp->qlen; skb = skb->next) {
 		if (skb_is_gso(skb)) {
 			if (pkt_cnt) {
@@ -2972,7 +2973,8 @@ static void lan78xx_tx_bh(struct lan78xx_net *dev)
 			}
 			count = 1;
 			length = skb->len - TX_OVERHEAD;
-			skb2 = skb_dequeue(tqp);
+			__skb_unlink(skb, tqp);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tqp->lock, flags);
 			goto gso_skb;
 		}
 
@@ -2981,6 +2983,7 @@ static void lan78xx_tx_bh(struct lan78xx_net *dev)
 		skb_totallen = skb->len + roundup(skb_totallen, sizeof(u32));
 		pkt_cnt++;
 	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tqp->lock, flags);
 
 	/* copy to a single skb */
 	skb = alloc_skb(skb_totallen, GFP_ATOMIC);