le32_to_cpu(status->fw_localtime);
 }
 
+#define WL1271_IRQ_MAX_LOOPS 10
+
 static void wl1271_irq_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
        int ret;
        u32 intr;
+       int loopcount = WL1271_IRQ_MAX_LOOPS;
+       unsigned long flags;
        struct wl1271 *wl =
                container_of(work, struct wl1271, irq_work);
 
 
        wl1271_debug(DEBUG_IRQ, "IRQ work");
 
-       if (wl->state == WL1271_STATE_OFF)
+       if (unlikely(wl->state == WL1271_STATE_OFF))
                goto out;
 
        ret = wl1271_ps_elp_wakeup(wl, true);
        if (ret < 0)
                goto out;
 
-       wl1271_fw_status(wl, wl->fw_status);
-       intr = le32_to_cpu(wl->fw_status->intr);
-       if (!intr) {
-               wl1271_debug(DEBUG_IRQ, "Zero interrupt received.");
-               goto out_sleep;
-       }
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&wl->wl_lock, flags);
+       while (test_bit(WL1271_FLAG_IRQ_PENDING, &wl->flags) && loopcount) {
+               clear_bit(WL1271_FLAG_IRQ_PENDING, &wl->flags);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wl->wl_lock, flags);
+               loopcount--;
 
-       intr &= WL1271_INTR_MASK;
+               wl1271_fw_status(wl, wl->fw_status);
+               intr = le32_to_cpu(wl->fw_status->intr);
+               if (!intr) {
+                       wl1271_debug(DEBUG_IRQ, "Zero interrupt received.");
+                       continue;
+               }
 
-       if (intr & WL1271_ACX_INTR_EVENT_A) {
-               wl1271_debug(DEBUG_IRQ, "WL1271_ACX_INTR_EVENT_A");
-               wl1271_event_handle(wl, 0);
-       }
+               intr &= WL1271_INTR_MASK;
 
-       if (intr & WL1271_ACX_INTR_EVENT_B) {
-               wl1271_debug(DEBUG_IRQ, "WL1271_ACX_INTR_EVENT_B");
-               wl1271_event_handle(wl, 1);
-       }
+               if (intr & WL1271_ACX_INTR_DATA) {
+                       wl1271_debug(DEBUG_IRQ, "WL1271_ACX_INTR_DATA");
 
-       if (intr & WL1271_ACX_INTR_INIT_COMPLETE)
-               wl1271_debug(DEBUG_IRQ,
-                            "WL1271_ACX_INTR_INIT_COMPLETE");
+                       /* check for tx results */
+                       if (wl->fw_status->tx_results_counter !=
+                           (wl->tx_results_count & 0xff))
+                               wl1271_tx_complete(wl);
 
-       if (intr & WL1271_ACX_INTR_HW_AVAILABLE)
-               wl1271_debug(DEBUG_IRQ, "WL1271_ACX_INTR_HW_AVAILABLE");
+                       wl1271_rx(wl, wl->fw_status);
+               }
+
+               if (intr & WL1271_ACX_INTR_EVENT_A) {
+                       wl1271_debug(DEBUG_IRQ, "WL1271_ACX_INTR_EVENT_A");
+                       wl1271_event_handle(wl, 0);
+               }
+
+               if (intr & WL1271_ACX_INTR_EVENT_B) {
+                       wl1271_debug(DEBUG_IRQ, "WL1271_ACX_INTR_EVENT_B");
+                       wl1271_event_handle(wl, 1);
+               }
 
-       if (intr & WL1271_ACX_INTR_DATA) {
-               wl1271_debug(DEBUG_IRQ, "WL1271_ACX_INTR_DATA");
+               if (intr & WL1271_ACX_INTR_INIT_COMPLETE)
+                       wl1271_debug(DEBUG_IRQ,
+                                    "WL1271_ACX_INTR_INIT_COMPLETE");
 
-               /* check for tx results */
-               if (wl->fw_status->tx_results_counter !=
-                   (wl->tx_results_count & 0xff))
-                       wl1271_tx_complete(wl);
+               if (intr & WL1271_ACX_INTR_HW_AVAILABLE)
+                       wl1271_debug(DEBUG_IRQ, "WL1271_ACX_INTR_HW_AVAILABLE");
 
-               wl1271_rx(wl, wl->fw_status);
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&wl->wl_lock, flags);
        }
 
-out_sleep:
+       if (test_bit(WL1271_FLAG_IRQ_PENDING, &wl->flags))
+               ieee80211_queue_work(wl->hw, &wl->irq_work);
+       else
+               clear_bit(WL1271_FLAG_IRQ_RUNNING, &wl->flags);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wl->wl_lock, flags);
+
        wl1271_ps_elp_sleep(wl);
 
 out: