diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c
index c8a49418b735..5a994a8d799d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c
@@ -517,7 +517,6 @@ lpfc_nvmet_xmt_fcp_op(struct nvmet_fc_target_port *tgtport,
 		container_of(rsp, struct lpfc_nvmet_rcv_ctx, ctx.fcp_req);
 	struct lpfc_hba *phba = ctxp->phba;
 	struct lpfc_iocbq *nvmewqeq;
-	unsigned long iflags;
 	int rc, id;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCSI_LPFC_DEBUG_FS
@@ -571,10 +570,7 @@ lpfc_nvmet_xmt_fcp_op(struct nvmet_fc_target_port *tgtport,
 	lpfc_nvmeio_data(phba, "NVMET FCP CMND: xri x%x op x%x len x%x\n",
 			 ctxp->oxid, rsp->op, rsp->rsplen);
 
-	/* For now we take hbalock */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->hbalock, iflags);
 	rc = lpfc_sli4_issue_wqe(phba, LPFC_FCP_RING, nvmewqeq);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->hbalock, iflags);
 	if (rc == WQE_SUCCESS) {
 		ctxp->flag |= LPFC_NVMET_IO_INP;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCSI_LPFC_DEBUG_FS