diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_ev.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_ev.c
index 71e0d845da3d976588542aebd2803e9d4a6ef2e9..abcc9e76962bc11bf442118c546cf49c399271b3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_ev.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_ev.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ static void post_qp_event(struct iwch_dev *rnicp, struct iwch_cq *chp,
 	struct ib_event event;
 	struct iwch_qp_attributes attrs;
 	struct iwch_qp *qhp;
+	unsigned long flag;
 
 	spin_lock(&rnicp->lock);
 	qhp = get_qhp(rnicp, CQE_QPID(rsp_msg->cqe));
@@ -94,7 +95,9 @@ static void post_qp_event(struct iwch_dev *rnicp, struct iwch_cq *chp,
 	if (qhp->ibqp.event_handler)
 		(*qhp->ibqp.event_handler)(&event, qhp->ibqp.qp_context);
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&chp->comp_handler_lock, flag);
 	(*chp->ibcq.comp_handler)(&chp->ibcq, chp->ibcq.cq_context);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chp->comp_handler_lock, flag);
 
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&qhp->refcnt))
 		wake_up(&qhp->wait);
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@ void iwch_ev_dispatch(struct cxio_rdev *rdev_p, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct iwch_cq *chp;
 	struct iwch_qp *qhp;
 	u32 cqid = RSPQ_CQID(rsp_msg);
+	unsigned long flag;
 
 	rnicp = (struct iwch_dev *) rdev_p->ulp;
 	spin_lock(&rnicp->lock);
@@ -170,7 +174,9 @@ void iwch_ev_dispatch(struct cxio_rdev *rdev_p, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		 */
 		if (qhp->ep && SQ_TYPE(rsp_msg->cqe))
 			dst_confirm(qhp->ep->dst);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&chp->comp_handler_lock, flag);
 		(*chp->ibcq.comp_handler)(&chp->ibcq, chp->ibcq.cq_context);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chp->comp_handler_lock, flag);
 		break;
 
 	case TPT_ERR_STAG:
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.c
index c7d9411f295427e9fe1ad946ebce3bfba212bb5f..37c224fc3ad9b8f31e0886507fc43f543ee547b0 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.c
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ static struct ib_cq *iwch_create_cq(struct ib_device *ibdev, int entries, int ve
 	chp->rhp = rhp;
 	chp->ibcq.cqe = 1 << chp->cq.size_log2;
 	spin_lock_init(&chp->lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&chp->comp_handler_lock);
 	atomic_set(&chp->refcnt, 1);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&chp->wait);
 	if (insert_handle(rhp, &rhp->cqidr, chp, chp->cq.cqid)) {
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.h
index 9a342c9b220d240afebce55e5abfac6f67ee4953..87c14b0c5ac0c9514d9df59ddd39da08cfef8342 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_provider.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ struct iwch_cq {
 	struct iwch_dev *rhp;
 	struct t3_cq cq;
 	spinlock_t lock;
+	spinlock_t comp_handler_lock;
 	atomic_t refcnt;
 	wait_queue_head_t wait;
 	u32 __user *user_rptr_addr;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_qp.c
index ecd313f359a45ac6d90c0184ae1ccea3eeda7a6c..bea5839d89ee6b5f57b40aea7dc6b30f18e2fe68 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_qp.c
@@ -822,8 +822,11 @@ static void __flush_qp(struct iwch_qp *qhp, struct iwch_cq *rchp,
 	flushed = cxio_flush_rq(&qhp->wq, &rchp->cq, count);
 	spin_unlock(&qhp->lock);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rchp->lock, *flag);
-	if (flushed)
+	if (flushed) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&rchp->comp_handler_lock, *flag);
 		(*rchp->ibcq.comp_handler)(&rchp->ibcq, rchp->ibcq.cq_context);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rchp->comp_handler_lock, *flag);
+	}
 
 	/* locking hierarchy: cq lock first, then qp lock. */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&schp->lock, *flag);
@@ -833,8 +836,11 @@ static void __flush_qp(struct iwch_qp *qhp, struct iwch_cq *rchp,
 	flushed = cxio_flush_sq(&qhp->wq, &schp->cq, count);
 	spin_unlock(&qhp->lock);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&schp->lock, *flag);
-	if (flushed)
+	if (flushed) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&schp->comp_handler_lock, *flag);
 		(*schp->ibcq.comp_handler)(&schp->ibcq, schp->ibcq.cq_context);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&schp->comp_handler_lock, *flag);
+	}
 
 	/* deref */
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&qhp->refcnt))
@@ -853,11 +859,15 @@ static void flush_qp(struct iwch_qp *qhp, unsigned long *flag)
 	if (qhp->ibqp.uobject) {
 		cxio_set_wq_in_error(&qhp->wq);
 		cxio_set_cq_in_error(&rchp->cq);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&rchp->comp_handler_lock, *flag);
 		(*rchp->ibcq.comp_handler)(&rchp->ibcq, rchp->ibcq.cq_context);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rchp->comp_handler_lock, *flag);
 		if (schp != rchp) {
 			cxio_set_cq_in_error(&schp->cq);
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&schp->comp_handler_lock, *flag);
 			(*schp->ibcq.comp_handler)(&schp->ibcq,
 						   schp->ibcq.cq_context);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&schp->comp_handler_lock, *flag);
 		}
 		return;
 	}