diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
index 5ebee2ded9e9a8..8c46b271064a43 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
@@ -353,7 +353,9 @@ static int pppol2tp_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock, struct msgh
 		goto error_put_sess_tun;
 	}
 
+	local_bh_disable();
 	l2tp_xmit_skb(session, skb, session->hdr_len);
+	local_bh_enable();
 
 	sock_put(ps->tunnel_sock);
 	sock_put(sk);
@@ -422,7 +424,9 @@ static int pppol2tp_xmit(struct ppp_channel *chan, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	skb->data[0] = ppph[0];
 	skb->data[1] = ppph[1];
 
+	local_bh_disable();
 	l2tp_xmit_skb(session, skb, session->hdr_len);
+	local_bh_enable();
 
 	sock_put(sk_tun);
 	sock_put(sk);