diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/chip.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/chip.c
index 82114ba86041..259562282668 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/chip.c
@@ -5945,6 +5945,7 @@ static void is_sendctxt_err_int(struct hfi1_devdata *dd,
 	u64 status;
 	u32 sw_index;
 	int i = 0;
+	unsigned long irq_flags;
 
 	sw_index = dd->hw_to_sw[hw_context];
 	if (sw_index >= dd->num_send_contexts) {
@@ -5954,10 +5955,12 @@ static void is_sendctxt_err_int(struct hfi1_devdata *dd,
 		return;
 	}
 	sci = &dd->send_contexts[sw_index];
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dd->sc_lock, irq_flags);
 	sc = sci->sc;
 	if (!sc) {
 		dd_dev_err(dd, "%s: context %u(%u): no sc?\n", __func__,
 			   sw_index, hw_context);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dd->sc_lock, irq_flags);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -5979,6 +5982,7 @@ static void is_sendctxt_err_int(struct hfi1_devdata *dd,
 	 */
 	if (sc->type != SC_USER)
 		queue_work(dd->pport->hfi1_wq, &sc->halt_work);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dd->sc_lock, irq_flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * Update the counters for the corresponding status bits.