diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index dd0c177366330..5cfccaf87687d 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ void raid5_release_stripe(struct stripe_head *sh)
 		md_wakeup_thread(conf->mddev->thread);
 	return;
 slow_path:
-	local_irq_save(flags);
+	local_irq_save_nort(flags);
 	/* we are ok here if STRIPE_ON_RELEASE_LIST is set or not */
 	if (atomic_dec_and_lock(&sh->count, &conf->device_lock)) {
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&list);
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ void raid5_release_stripe(struct stripe_head *sh)
 		spin_unlock(&conf->device_lock);
 		release_inactive_stripe_list(conf, &list, hash);
 	}
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	local_irq_restore_nort(flags);
 }
 
 static inline void remove_hash(struct stripe_head *sh)