diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ahci.c b/drivers/scsi/ahci.c
index 348493982b56..841f4e2cfe08 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ahci.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ahci.c
@@ -586,12 +586,16 @@ static void ahci_intr_error(struct ata_port *ap, u32 irq_stat)
 
 static void ahci_eng_timeout(struct ata_port *ap)
 {
-	void *mmio = ap->host_set->mmio_base;
+	struct ata_host_set *host_set = ap->host_set;
+	void *mmio = host_set->mmio_base;
 	void *port_mmio = ahci_port_base(mmio, ap->port_no);
 	struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	DPRINTK("ENTER\n");
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&host_set->lock, flags);
+
 	ahci_intr_error(ap, readl(port_mmio + PORT_IRQ_STAT));
 
 	qc = ata_qc_from_tag(ap, ap->active_tag);
@@ -609,6 +613,7 @@ static void ahci_eng_timeout(struct ata_port *ap)
 		ata_qc_complete(qc, ATA_ERR);
 	}
 
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host_set->lock, flags);
 }
 
 static inline int ahci_host_intr(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
index 157a3e914cb7..ec7bff73ae18 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
@@ -2388,12 +2388,13 @@ static int ata_sg_setup(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 void ata_poll_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, u8 drv_stat)
 {
 	struct ata_port *ap = qc->ap;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&ap->host_set->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
 	ap->flags &= ~ATA_FLAG_NOINTR;
 	ata_irq_on(ap);
 	ata_qc_complete(qc, drv_stat);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&ap->host_set->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ap->host_set->lock, flags);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2973,8 +2974,10 @@ static void atapi_request_sense(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *dev,
 static void ata_qc_timeout(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 {
 	struct ata_port *ap = qc->ap;
+	struct ata_host_set *host_set = ap->host_set;
 	struct ata_device *dev = qc->dev;
 	u8 host_stat = 0, drv_stat;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	DPRINTK("ENTER\n");
 
@@ -2985,7 +2988,9 @@ static void ata_qc_timeout(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 		if (!(cmd->eh_eflags & SCSI_EH_CANCEL_CMD)) {
 
 			/* finish completing original command */
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&host_set->lock, flags);
 			__ata_qc_complete(qc);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host_set->lock, flags);
 
 			atapi_request_sense(ap, dev, cmd);
 
@@ -2996,6 +3001,8 @@ static void ata_qc_timeout(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 		}
 	}
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&host_set->lock, flags);
+
 	/* hack alert!  We cannot use the supplied completion
 	 * function from inside the ->eh_strategy_handler() thread.
 	 * libata is the only user of ->eh_strategy_handler() in
@@ -3029,6 +3036,9 @@ static void ata_qc_timeout(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 		ata_qc_complete(qc, drv_stat);
 		break;
 	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host_set->lock, flags);
+
 out:
 	DPRINTK("EXIT\n");
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_promise.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_promise.c
index defcc1fb3f16..b8dc49fed769 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_promise.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_promise.c
@@ -325,11 +325,15 @@ static void pdc_qc_prep(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 
 static void pdc_eng_timeout(struct ata_port *ap)
 {
+	struct ata_host_set *host_set = ap->host_set;
 	u8 drv_stat;
 	struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	DPRINTK("ENTER\n");
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&host_set->lock, flags);
+
 	qc = ata_qc_from_tag(ap, ap->active_tag);
 	if (!qc) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "ata%u: BUG: timeout without command\n",
@@ -363,6 +367,7 @@ static void pdc_eng_timeout(struct ata_port *ap)
 	}
 
 out:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host_set->lock, flags);
 	DPRINTK("EXIT\n");
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_sx4.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_sx4.c
index e2db499f22dd..a20d4285090a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_sx4.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_sx4.c
@@ -848,10 +848,14 @@ static irqreturn_t pdc20621_interrupt (int irq, void *dev_instance, struct pt_re
 static void pdc_eng_timeout(struct ata_port *ap)
 {
 	u8 drv_stat;
+	struct ata_host_set *host_set = ap->host_set;
 	struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	DPRINTK("ENTER\n");
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&host_set->lock, flags);
+
 	qc = ata_qc_from_tag(ap, ap->active_tag);
 	if (!qc) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "ata%u: BUG: timeout without command\n",
@@ -885,6 +889,7 @@ static void pdc_eng_timeout(struct ata_port *ap)
 	}
 
 out:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host_set->lock, flags);
 	DPRINTK("EXIT\n");
 }