diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_tgt.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_tgt.c
index 7ea93af60260..7cc05e4e82d5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_tgt.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_tgt.c
@@ -304,10 +304,8 @@ static void bnx2fc_upload_session(struct fcoe_port *port,
 				" not sent to FW\n");
 
 	/* Free session resources */
-	spin_lock_bh(&tgt->cq_lock);
 	bnx2fc_free_session_resc(hba, tgt);
 	bnx2fc_free_conn_id(hba, tgt->fcoe_conn_id);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&tgt->cq_lock);
 }
 
 static int bnx2fc_init_tgt(struct bnx2fc_rport *tgt,
@@ -830,11 +828,13 @@ static void bnx2fc_free_session_resc(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba,
 		tgt->rq = NULL;
 	}
 	/* Free CQ */
+	spin_lock_bh(&tgt->cq_lock);
 	if (tgt->cq) {
 		dma_free_coherent(&hba->pcidev->dev, tgt->cq_mem_size,
 				    tgt->cq, tgt->cq_dma);
 		tgt->cq = NULL;
 	}
+	spin_unlock_bh(&tgt->cq_lock);
 	/* Free SQ */
 	if (tgt->sq) {
 		dma_free_coherent(&hba->pcidev->dev, tgt->sq_mem_size,