diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
index d8d52a00a1be..585a9c76e518 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
@@ -2826,7 +2826,7 @@ void rvt_qp_iter(struct rvt_dev_info *rdi,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rvt_qp_iter);
 
 /*
- * This should be called with s_lock held.
+ * This should be called with s_lock and r_lock held.
  */
 void rvt_send_complete(struct rvt_qp *qp, struct rvt_swqe *wqe,
 		       enum ib_wc_status status)
@@ -3185,7 +3185,9 @@ void rvt_ruc_loopback(struct rvt_qp *sqp)
 	rvp->n_loop_pkts++;
 flush_send:
 	sqp->s_rnr_retry = sqp->s_rnr_retry_cnt;
+	spin_lock(&sqp->r_lock);
 	rvt_send_complete(sqp, wqe, send_status);
+	spin_unlock(&sqp->r_lock);
 	if (local_ops) {
 		atomic_dec(&sqp->local_ops_pending);
 		local_ops = 0;
@@ -3239,7 +3241,9 @@ void rvt_ruc_loopback(struct rvt_qp *sqp)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->r_lock, flags);
 serr_no_r_lock:
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&sqp->s_lock, flags);
+	spin_lock(&sqp->r_lock);
 	rvt_send_complete(sqp, wqe, send_status);
+	spin_unlock(&sqp->r_lock);
 	if (sqp->ibqp.qp_type == IB_QPT_RC) {
 		int lastwqe;