diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c
index eac527e25ec9..cc003fdf0ed9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c
@@ -514,8 +514,11 @@ void mlx4_en_recover_from_oom(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv)
 		return;
 
 	for (ring = 0; ring < priv->rx_ring_num; ring++) {
-		if (mlx4_en_is_ring_empty(priv->rx_ring[ring]))
+		if (mlx4_en_is_ring_empty(priv->rx_ring[ring])) {
+			local_bh_disable();
 			napi_reschedule(&priv->rx_cq[ring]->napi);
+			local_bh_enable();
+		}
 	}
 }