diff --git a/drivers/net/ax88796.c b/drivers/net/ax88796.c
index 0b4adf4a0f7d..a886a4b9f7e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ax88796.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ax88796.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ static int ax_get_settings(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_cmd *cmd)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ax->mii_lock, flags);
 	mii_ethtool_gset(&ax->mii, cmd);
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ax->mii_lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ax->mii_lock, flags);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ static int ax_set_settings(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_cmd *cmd)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ax->mii_lock, flags);
 	rc = mii_ethtool_sset(&ax->mii, cmd);
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ax->mii_lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ax->mii_lock, flags);
 
 	return rc;
 }