diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/verbs_txreq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/verbs_txreq.c
index bc95c4112c615..d8fb056526f8b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/verbs_txreq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/verbs_txreq.c
@@ -92,11 +92,10 @@ void hfi1_put_txreq(struct verbs_txreq *tx)
 
 struct verbs_txreq *__get_txreq(struct hfi1_ibdev *dev,
 				struct rvt_qp *qp)
+	__must_hold(&qp->s_lock)
 {
 	struct verbs_txreq *tx = ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
-	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&qp->s_lock, flags);
 	write_seqlock(&dev->iowait_lock);
 	if (ib_rvt_state_ops[qp->state] & RVT_PROCESS_RECV_OK) {
 		struct hfi1_qp_priv *priv;
@@ -116,7 +115,6 @@ struct verbs_txreq *__get_txreq(struct hfi1_ibdev *dev,
 	}
 out:
 	write_sequnlock(&dev->iowait_lock);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->s_lock, flags);
 	return tx;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/verbs_txreq.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/verbs_txreq.h
index 1cf69b2fe4a52..a1d6e0807f971 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/verbs_txreq.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/verbs_txreq.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ struct verbs_txreq *__get_txreq(struct hfi1_ibdev *dev,
 
 static inline struct verbs_txreq *get_txreq(struct hfi1_ibdev *dev,
 					    struct rvt_qp *qp)
+	__must_hold(&qp->slock)
 {
 	struct verbs_txreq *tx;
 	struct hfi1_qp_priv *priv = qp->priv;