diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_exch.c b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_exch.c
index e874e77b740c1f6d9769bdac032e05a9ffc28ef8..dd269e5f953e7240d5e24020065bfb4c2e3f418d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_exch.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_exch.c
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ static void fc_exch_recv_abts(struct fc_exch *ep, struct fc_frame *rx_fp)
 		ap->ba_high_seq_cnt = fh->fh_seq_cnt;
 		ap->ba_low_seq_cnt = htons(sp->cnt);
 	}
-	sp = fc_seq_start_next(sp);
+	sp = fc_seq_start_next_locked(sp);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&ep->ex_lock);
 	fc_seq_send_last(sp, fp, FC_RCTL_BA_ACC, FC_TYPE_BLS);
 	fc_frame_free(rx_fp);