diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
index f74b11542603..a338e60836ee 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
@@ -992,12 +992,14 @@ static int ipoib_cm_rep_handler(struct ib_cm_id *cm_id, struct ib_cm_event *even
 
 	skb_queue_head_init(&skqueue);
 
+	netif_tx_lock_bh(p->dev);
 	spin_lock_irq(&priv->lock);
 	set_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_OPER_UP, &p->flags);
 	if (p->neigh)
 		while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&p->neigh->queue)))
 			__skb_queue_tail(&skqueue, skb);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&priv->lock);
+	netif_tx_unlock_bh(p->dev);
 
 	while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&skqueue))) {
 		skb->dev = p->dev;