diff --git a/drivers/net/can/vcan.c b/drivers/net/can/vcan.c
index 6971f6c..899f3d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/vcan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/vcan.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static void vcan_rx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	skb->dev       = dev;
 	skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
 
-	netif_rx(skb);
+	netif_rx_ti(skb);
 }
 
 static netdev_tx_t vcan_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index a44118b..b34c05d 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -1503,6 +1503,18 @@ extern int		netdev_budget;
 extern void netdev_run_todo(void);
 
 /**
+ *	netif_rx_ti - test for irq context and post buffer to the network code
+ *	@skb: buffer to post
+ *
+ */
+static inline int netif_rx_ti(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	if (in_interrupt())
+		return netif_rx(skb);
+	return netif_rx_ni(skb);
+}
+
+/**
  *	dev_put - release reference to device
  *	@dev: network device
  *
diff --git a/net/can/af_can.c b/net/can/af_can.c
index ef1c43a..c21e7f4 100644
--- a/net/can/af_can.c
+++ b/net/can/af_can.c
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ int can_send(struct sk_buff *skb, int loop)
 	}
 
 	if (newskb)
-		netif_rx(newskb);
+		netif_rx_ti(newskb);
 
 	/* update statistics */
 	can_stats.tx_frames++;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 5608f6c..bbcb4cb 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ static void ieee80211_send_layer2_update(struct sta_info *sta)
 	skb->dev = sta->sdata->dev;
 	skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, sta->sdata->dev);
 	memset(skb->cb, 0, sizeof(skb->cb));
-	netif_rx(skb);
+	netif_rx_ti(skb);
 }
 
 static void sta_apply_parameters(struct ieee80211_local *local,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index 797f539..1109f99 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
 				skb2 = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 				if (skb2) {
 					skb2->dev = prev_dev;
-					netif_rx(skb2);
+					netif_rx_ti(skb2);
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	}
 	if (prev_dev) {
 		skb->dev = prev_dev;
-		netif_rx(skb);
+		netif_rx_ti(skb);
 		skb = NULL;
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index c01588f..5bb7c04 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_monitor(struct ieee80211_local *local, struct sk_buff *origskb,
 			skb2 = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 			if (skb2) {
 				skb2->dev = prev_dev;
-				netif_rx(skb2);
+				netif_rx_ti(skb2);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_monitor(struct ieee80211_local *local, struct sk_buff *origskb,
 
 	if (prev_dev) {
 		skb->dev = prev_dev;
-		netif_rx(skb);
+		netif_rx_ti(skb);
 	} else
 		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ ieee80211_deliver_skb(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 			/* deliver to local stack */
 			skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, dev);
 			memset(skb->cb, 0, sizeof(skb->cb));
-			netif_rx(skb);
+			netif_rx_ti(skb);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1943,7 +1943,7 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_cooked_monitor(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 			skb2 = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 			if (skb2) {
 				skb2->dev = prev_dev;
-				netif_rx(skb2);
+				netif_rx_ti(skb2);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_cooked_monitor(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 
 	if (prev_dev) {
 		skb->dev = prev_dev;
-		netif_rx(skb);
+		netif_rx_ti(skb);
 		skb = NULL;
 	} else
 		goto out_free_skb;