diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h
index c98d540ac044d06081673dc3c90cc0a10d14555c..194755c9ddfeb8770d584ed1d1ec3868bcb69fdb 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h
@@ -1229,8 +1229,13 @@ static inline int ufshcd_vops_pwr_change_notify(struct ufs_hba *hba,
 static inline void ufshcd_vops_setup_xfer_req(struct ufs_hba *hba, int tag,
 					bool is_scsi_cmd)
 {
-	if (hba->vops && hba->vops->setup_xfer_req)
-		return hba->vops->setup_xfer_req(hba, tag, is_scsi_cmd);
+	if (hba->vops && hba->vops->setup_xfer_req) {
+		unsigned long flags;
+
+		spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+		hba->vops->setup_xfer_req(hba, tag, is_scsi_cmd);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+	}
 }
 
 static inline void ufshcd_vops_setup_task_mgmt(struct ufs_hba *hba,