diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
index 3b2f255a5d7d..8dc6df6c2e1c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ static int qla_nvme_xmt_ls_rsp(struct nvme_fc_local_port *lport,
 	srb_t *sp;
 	int rval = QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED;
 	uint8_t cnt = 0;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (!fcport || fcport->deleted)
 		goto out;
@@ -440,7 +441,9 @@ static int qla_nvme_xmt_ls_rsp(struct nvme_fc_local_port *lport,
 	a.vp_idx = vha->vp_idx;
 	a.nport_handle = uctx->nport_handle;
 	a.xchg_address = uctx->exchange_address;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(ha->base_qpair->qp_lock_ptr, flags);
 	qla_nvme_ls_reject_iocb(vha, ha->base_qpair, &a, true);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(ha->base_qpair->qp_lock_ptr, flags);
 	kfree(uctx);
 	return rval;
 }
@@ -1243,6 +1246,10 @@ static void qla_nvme_lsrjt_pt_iocb(struct scsi_qla_host *vha,
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * Allocates from and advances the request ring, so the caller must hold
+ * qp->qp_lock_ptr (the response-queue caller already holds it).
+ */
 static int
 qla_nvme_ls_reject_iocb(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, struct qla_qpair *qp,
 			struct qla_nvme_lsrjt_pt_arg *a, bool is_xchg_terminate)
@@ -1299,6 +1306,7 @@ qla2xxx_process_purls_pkt(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, struct purex_item *item)
 {
 	struct qla_nvme_unsol_ctx *uctx = item->purls_context;
 	struct qla_nvme_lsrjt_pt_arg a;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret = 1;
 
 #if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NVME_FC))
@@ -1311,7 +1319,9 @@ qla2xxx_process_purls_pkt(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, struct purex_item *item)
 		a.vp_idx = vha->vp_idx;
 		a.nport_handle = uctx->nport_handle;
 		a.xchg_address = uctx->exchange_address;
+		spin_lock_irqsave(vha->hw->base_qpair->qp_lock_ptr, flags);
 		qla_nvme_ls_reject_iocb(vha, vha->hw->base_qpair, &a, true);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(vha->hw->base_qpair->qp_lock_ptr, flags);
 		list_del(&uctx->elem);
 		kfree(uctx);
 	}