diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index 3f1c510df850..ef2b4bf51564 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -594,9 +594,8 @@ void netdev_watchdog_up(struct net_device *dev)
 		return;
 	if (dev->watchdog_timeo <= 0)
 		dev->watchdog_timeo = 5*HZ;
-	spin_lock_bh(&dev->tx_global_lock);
 
-	spin_lock(&dev->watchdog_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&dev->watchdog_lock);
 	if (!mod_timer(&dev->watchdog_timer,
 		       round_jiffies(jiffies + dev->watchdog_timeo))) {
 		if (!dev->watchdog_ref_held) {
@@ -605,9 +604,7 @@ void netdev_watchdog_up(struct net_device *dev)
 			dev->watchdog_ref_held = true;
 		}
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&dev->watchdog_lock);
-
-	spin_unlock_bh(&dev->tx_global_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&dev->watchdog_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(netdev_watchdog_up);