diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_tgt.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_tgt.c
index e3d1c7c440c8..c7d6842b293d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_tgt.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_tgt.c
@@ -834,7 +834,6 @@ static void bnx2fc_free_session_resc(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba,
 
 	BNX2FC_TGT_DBG(tgt, "Freeing up session resources\n");
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&tgt->cq_lock);
 	ctx_base_ptr = tgt->ctx_base;
 	tgt->ctx_base = NULL;
 
@@ -890,7 +889,6 @@ static void bnx2fc_free_session_resc(struct bnx2fc_hba *hba,
 				    tgt->sq, tgt->sq_dma);
 		tgt->sq = NULL;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&tgt->cq_lock);
 
 	if (ctx_base_ptr)
 		iounmap(ctx_base_ptr);