diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_exch.c b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_exch.c
index aa223db4cf53c0041b300d3d4e74bc98ecd9636a..1d91c457527f3817f8ce4cacc34a98907d2aedb7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_exch.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_exch.c
@@ -825,10 +825,9 @@ static struct fc_exch *fc_exch_em_alloc(struct fc_lport *lport,
 	}
 	memset(ep, 0, sizeof(*ep));
 
-	cpu = get_cpu();
+	cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
 	pool = per_cpu_ptr(mp->pool, cpu);
 	spin_lock_bh(&pool->lock);
-	put_cpu();
 
 	/* peek cache of free slot */
 	if (pool->left != FC_XID_UNKNOWN) {