diff --git a/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_lnode.c b/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_lnode.c
index be5ee2d37815..957767d38361 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_lnode.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_lnode.c
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ csio_ln_fdmi_rhba_cbfn(struct csio_hw *hw, struct csio_ioreq *fdmi_req)
 	struct fc_fdmi_port_name *port_name;
 	uint8_t buf[64];
 	uint8_t *fc4_type;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (fdmi_req->wr_status != FW_SUCCESS) {
 		csio_ln_dbg(ln, "WR error:%x in processing fdmi rhba cmd\n",
@@ -377,13 +378,13 @@ csio_ln_fdmi_rhba_cbfn(struct csio_hw *hw, struct csio_ioreq *fdmi_req)
 	len = (uint32_t)(pld - (uint8_t *)cmd);
 
 	/* Submit FDMI RPA request */
-	spin_lock_irq(&hw->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&hw->lock, flags);
 	if (csio_ln_mgmt_submit_req(fdmi_req, csio_ln_fdmi_done,
 				FCOE_CT, &fdmi_req->dma_buf, len)) {
 		CSIO_INC_STATS(ln, n_fdmi_err);
 		csio_ln_dbg(ln, "Failed to issue fdmi rpa req\n");
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irq(&hw->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hw->lock, flags);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -404,6 +405,7 @@ csio_ln_fdmi_dprt_cbfn(struct csio_hw *hw, struct csio_ioreq *fdmi_req)
 	struct fc_fdmi_rpl *reg_pl;
 	struct fs_fdmi_attrs *attrib_blk;
 	uint8_t buf[64];
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (fdmi_req->wr_status != FW_SUCCESS) {
 		csio_ln_dbg(ln, "WR error:%x in processing fdmi dprt cmd\n",
@@ -483,13 +485,13 @@ csio_ln_fdmi_dprt_cbfn(struct csio_hw *hw, struct csio_ioreq *fdmi_req)
 	attrib_blk->numattrs = htonl(numattrs);
 
 	/* Submit FDMI RHBA request */
-	spin_lock_irq(&hw->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&hw->lock, flags);
 	if (csio_ln_mgmt_submit_req(fdmi_req, csio_ln_fdmi_rhba_cbfn,
 				FCOE_CT, &fdmi_req->dma_buf, len)) {
 		CSIO_INC_STATS(ln, n_fdmi_err);
 		csio_ln_dbg(ln, "Failed to issue fdmi rhba req\n");
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irq(&hw->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hw->lock, flags);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -504,6 +506,7 @@ csio_ln_fdmi_dhba_cbfn(struct csio_hw *hw, struct csio_ioreq *fdmi_req)
 	void *cmd;
 	struct fc_fdmi_port_name *port_name;
 	uint32_t len;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (fdmi_req->wr_status != FW_SUCCESS) {
 		csio_ln_dbg(ln, "WR error:%x in processing fdmi dhba cmd\n",
@@ -534,13 +537,13 @@ csio_ln_fdmi_dhba_cbfn(struct csio_hw *hw, struct csio_ioreq *fdmi_req)
 	len += sizeof(*port_name);
 
 	/* Submit FDMI request */
-	spin_lock_irq(&hw->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&hw->lock, flags);
 	if (csio_ln_mgmt_submit_req(fdmi_req, csio_ln_fdmi_dprt_cbfn,
 				FCOE_CT, &fdmi_req->dma_buf, len)) {
 		CSIO_INC_STATS(ln, n_fdmi_err);
 		csio_ln_dbg(ln, "Failed to issue fdmi dprt req\n");
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irq(&hw->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hw->lock, flags);
 }
 
 /**