diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
index ad45469f7582dbe47788c5b1330803148c0b5dab..a700cdb13f3d2e21a98befa80255c5587c64c3e1 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
@@ -1354,10 +1354,10 @@ static void ucma_lock_files(struct ucma_file *file1, struct ucma_file *file2)
 	/* Acquire mutex's based on pointer comparison to prevent deadlock. */
 	if (file1 < file2) {
 		mutex_lock(&file1->mut);
-		mutex_lock(&file2->mut);
+		mutex_lock_nested(&file2->mut, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 	} else {
 		mutex_lock(&file2->mut);
-		mutex_lock(&file1->mut);
+		mutex_lock_nested(&file1->mut, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 	}
 }