diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c
index a4a32d7ec248a9e235c90f4e3994b7ab6ff9ea76..a1ad18153ca95745d31dc75f948831ad9935e1a1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c
@@ -904,6 +904,7 @@ lpfc_nvmet_xmt_fcp_abort(struct nvmet_fc_target_port *tgtport,
 		lpfc_nvmet_unsol_fcp_issue_abort(phba, ctxp, ctxp->sid,
 						 ctxp->oxid);
 		wq = phba->sli4_hba.nvme_wq[ctxp->wqeq->hba_wqidx];
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctxp->ctxlock, flags);
 		lpfc_nvmet_wqfull_flush(phba, wq, ctxp);
 		return;
 	}