diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc.h b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc.h
index 4fc8ed5fe067..1f424e40afdf 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc.h
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ struct bnx2fc_hba {
 	struct bnx2fc_cmd_mgr *cmd_mgr;
 	spinlock_t hba_lock;
 	struct mutex hba_mutex;
+	struct mutex hba_stats_mutex;
 	unsigned long adapter_state;
 		#define ADAPTER_STATE_UP		0
 		#define ADAPTER_STATE_GOING_DOWN	1
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c
index 93b5a0012417..902722dc4ce3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c
@@ -663,15 +663,17 @@ static struct fc_host_statistics *bnx2fc_get_host_stats(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 	if (!fw_stats)
 		return NULL;
 
+	mutex_lock(&hba->hba_stats_mutex);
+
 	bnx2fc_stats = fc_get_host_stats(shost);
 
 	init_completion(&hba->stat_req_done);
 	if (bnx2fc_send_stat_req(hba))
-		return bnx2fc_stats;
+		goto unlock_stats_mutex;
 	rc = wait_for_completion_timeout(&hba->stat_req_done, (2 * HZ));
 	if (!rc) {
 		BNX2FC_HBA_DBG(lport, "FW stat req timed out\n");
-		return bnx2fc_stats;
+		goto unlock_stats_mutex;
 	}
 	BNX2FC_STATS(hba, rx_stat2, fc_crc_cnt);
 	bnx2fc_stats->invalid_crc_count += hba->bfw_stats.fc_crc_cnt;
@@ -693,6 +695,9 @@ static struct fc_host_statistics *bnx2fc_get_host_stats(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 
 	memcpy(&hba->prev_stats, hba->stats_buffer,
 	       sizeof(struct fcoe_statistics_params));
+
+unlock_stats_mutex:
+	mutex_unlock(&hba->hba_stats_mutex);
 	return bnx2fc_stats;
 }
 
@@ -1340,6 +1345,7 @@ static struct bnx2fc_hba *bnx2fc_hba_create(struct cnic_dev *cnic)
 	}
 	spin_lock_init(&hba->hba_lock);
 	mutex_init(&hba->hba_mutex);
+	mutex_init(&hba->hba_stats_mutex);
 
 	hba->cnic = cnic;