diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index 9f6cfac0f2cc..9e18cc9be0d3 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -879,6 +879,8 @@ static void ata_eh_set_pending(struct ata_port *ap, int fastdrain)
 void ata_qc_schedule_eh(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 {
 	struct ata_port *ap = qc->ap;
+	struct request_queue *q = qc->scsicmd->device->request_queue;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	WARN_ON(!ap->ops->error_handler);
 
@@ -890,7 +892,9 @@ void ata_qc_schedule_eh(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 	 * Note that ATA_QCFLAG_FAILED is unconditionally set after
 	 * this function completes.
 	 */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
 	blk_abort_request(qc->scsicmd->request);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
 }
 
 /**