diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
index 98ca7df003ef..44a7155daf61 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
@@ -1284,6 +1284,7 @@ struct lpfc_hba {
 	uint32_t total_scsi_bufs;
 	struct list_head lpfc_iocb_list;
 	uint32_t total_iocbq_bufs;
+	spinlock_t rrq_list_lock;       /* lock for active_rrq_list */
 	struct list_head active_rrq_list;
 	spinlock_t hbalock;
 	struct work_struct  unblock_request_work; /* SCSI layer unblock IOs */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
index f7a0aa3625f4..bd8f97cab2c6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
@@ -14812,6 +14812,7 @@ lpfc_pci_probe_one_s4(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *pid)
 		goto out_unset_pci_mem_s4;
 	}
 
+	spin_lock_init(&phba->rrq_list_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&phba->active_rrq_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&phba->fcf.fcf_pri_list);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c
index 561ced5503c6..0b91de86d845 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c
@@ -1811,7 +1811,9 @@ lpfc_sli4_nvmet_xri_aborted(struct lpfc_hba *phba,
 		ctxp->flag &= ~LPFC_NVME_XBUSY;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctxp->ctxlock, iflag);
 
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->rrq_list_lock, iflag);
 		rrq_empty = list_empty(&phba->active_rrq_list);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->rrq_list_lock, iflag);
 		ndlp = lpfc_findnode_did(phba->pport, ctxp->sid);
 		if (ndlp &&
 		    (ndlp->nlp_state == NLP_STE_UNMAPPED_NODE ||
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
index 89a622e3053e..8ff39cd9c7e2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
@@ -474,9 +474,11 @@ lpfc_sli4_io_xri_aborted(struct lpfc_hba *phba,
 				ndlp = psb->rdata->pnode;
 			else
 				ndlp = NULL;
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->hbalock, iflag);
 
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->rrq_list_lock, iflag);
 			rrq_empty = list_empty(&phba->active_rrq_list);
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->hbalock, iflag);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->rrq_list_lock, iflag);
 			if (ndlp && !offline) {
 				lpfc_set_rrq_active(phba, ndlp,
 					psb->cur_iocbq.sli4_lxritag, rxid, 1);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index fa3d458af193..c64151cd205e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -1026,7 +1026,10 @@ lpfc_handle_rrq_active(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->hbalock, iflags);
 	phba->hba_flag &= ~HBA_RRQ_ACTIVE;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->hbalock, iflags);
+
 	next_time = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(1000 * (phba->fc_ratov + 1));
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->rrq_list_lock, iflags);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(rrq, nextrrq,
 				 &phba->active_rrq_list, list) {
 		if (time_after(jiffies, rrq->rrq_stop_time))
@@ -1034,7 +1037,7 @@ lpfc_handle_rrq_active(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 		else if (time_before(rrq->rrq_stop_time, next_time))
 			next_time = rrq->rrq_stop_time;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->hbalock, iflags);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->rrq_list_lock, iflags);
 	if ((!list_empty(&phba->active_rrq_list)) &&
 	    (!test_bit(FC_UNLOADING, &phba->pport->load_flag)))
 		mod_timer(&phba->rrq_tmr, next_time);
@@ -1072,16 +1075,16 @@ lpfc_get_active_rrq(struct lpfc_vport *vport, uint16_t xri, uint32_t did)
 
 	if (phba->sli_rev != LPFC_SLI_REV4)
 		return NULL;
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->hbalock, iflags);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->rrq_list_lock, iflags);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(rrq, nextrrq, &phba->active_rrq_list, list) {
 		if (rrq->vport == vport && rrq->xritag == xri &&
 				rrq->nlp_DID == did){
 			list_del(&rrq->list);
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->hbalock, iflags);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->rrq_list_lock, iflags);
 			return rrq;
 		}
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->hbalock, iflags);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->rrq_list_lock, iflags);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -1109,7 +1112,7 @@ lpfc_cleanup_vports_rrqs(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp)
 		lpfc_sli4_vport_delete_els_xri_aborted(vport);
 		lpfc_sli4_vport_delete_fcp_xri_aborted(vport);
 	}
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->hbalock, iflags);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->rrq_list_lock, iflags);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(rrq, nextrrq, &phba->active_rrq_list, list) {
 		if (rrq->vport != vport)
 			continue;
@@ -1118,7 +1121,7 @@ lpfc_cleanup_vports_rrqs(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp)
 			list_move(&rrq->list, &rrq_list);
 
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->hbalock, iflags);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->rrq_list_lock, iflags);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(rrq, nextrrq, &rrq_list, list) {
 		list_del(&rrq->list);
@@ -1213,11 +1216,16 @@ lpfc_set_rrq_active(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp,
 	rrq->nlp_DID = ndlp->nlp_DID;
 	rrq->vport = ndlp->vport;
 	rrq->rxid = rxid;
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->hbalock, iflags);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->rrq_list_lock, iflags);
 	empty = list_empty(&phba->active_rrq_list);
 	list_add_tail(&rrq->list, &phba->active_rrq_list);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->rrq_list_lock, iflags);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->hbalock, iflags);
 	phba->hba_flag |= HBA_RRQ_ACTIVE;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->hbalock, iflags);
+
 	if (empty)
 		lpfc_worker_wake_up(phba);
 	return 0;
