diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index 172ef21827ddf..d056f5e7cf930 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -1731,8 +1731,8 @@ static void qla2x00_abort_srb(struct qla_qpair *qp, srb_t *sp, const int res,
 	     !test_bit(ABORT_ISP_ACTIVE, &vha->dpc_flags) &&
 	     !qla2x00_isp_reg_stat(ha))) {
 		sp->comp = ∁
-		rval = ha->isp_ops->abort_command(sp);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(qp->qp_lock_ptr, *flags);
+		rval = ha->isp_ops->abort_command(sp);
 
 		switch (rval) {
 		case QLA_SUCCESS: