diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_roce.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_roce.c
index c3c8c5018e93..50fdcd3fa9b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_roce.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_roce.c
@@ -948,7 +948,9 @@ static int qed_rdma_create_cq(void *rdma_cxt,
 
 err:
 	/* release allocated icid */
+	spin_lock_bh(&p_info->lock);
 	qed_bmap_release_id(p_hwfn, &p_info->cq_map, returned_id);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&p_info->lock);
 	DP_NOTICE(p_hwfn, "Create CQ failed, rc = %d\n", rc);
 
 	return rc;