diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/qp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/qp.c
index 5f091c6ea049..b92d5690287b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/qp.c
@@ -44,14 +44,15 @@ static struct mlx5_core_rsc_common *mlx5_get_rsc(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 {
 	struct mlx5_qp_table *table = &dev->priv.qp_table;
 	struct mlx5_core_rsc_common *common;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock(&table->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&table->lock, flags);
 
 	common = radix_tree_lookup(&table->tree, rsn);
 	if (common)
 		atomic_inc(&common->refcount);
 
-	spin_unlock(&table->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&table->lock, flags);
 
 	if (!common) {
 		mlx5_core_warn(dev, "Async event for bogus resource 0x%x\n",