diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index 70c3929a9fb4..bda2a7ba4e77 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -3721,7 +3721,15 @@ lpfc_sli_process_sol_iocb(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_sli_ring *pring,
 	unsigned long iflag;
 	u32 ulp_command, ulp_status, ulp_word4, ulp_context, iotag;
 
+	if (phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4)
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&pring->ring_lock, iflag);
+	else
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->hbalock, iflag);
 	cmdiocbp = lpfc_sli_iocbq_lookup(phba, pring, saveq);
+	if (phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4)
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pring->ring_lock, iflag);
+	else
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->hbalock, iflag);
 
 	ulp_command = get_job_cmnd(phba, saveq);
 	ulp_status = get_job_ulpstatus(phba, saveq);
@@ -4058,10 +4066,8 @@ lpfc_sli_handle_fast_ring_event(struct lpfc_hba *phba,
 				break;
 			}
 
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->hbalock, iflag);
 			cmdiocbq = lpfc_sli_iocbq_lookup(phba, pring,
 							 &rspiocbq);
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->hbalock, iflag);
 			if (unlikely(!cmdiocbq))
 				break;
 			if (cmdiocbq->cmd_flag & LPFC_DRIVER_ABORTED)