diff --git a/drivers/block/cciss.c b/drivers/block/cciss.c
index 51ceaee98f9feb8c7275a9877cb54866ffe2375a..6db790c2802ff6b54d883521e0864e3710761161 100644
--- a/drivers/block/cciss.c
+++ b/drivers/block/cciss.c
@@ -257,6 +257,17 @@ static inline void removeQ(CommandList_struct *c)
 	hlist_del_init(&c->list);
 }
 
+static void enqueue_cmd_and_start_io(ctlr_info_t *h,
+	CommandList_struct *c)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&h->lock, flags);
+	addQ(&h->reqQ, c);
+	h->Qdepth++;
+	start_io(h);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&h->lock, flags);
+}
+
 static void cciss_free_sg_chain_blocks(SGDescriptor_struct **cmd_sg_list,
 	int nr_cmds)
 {
@@ -1377,7 +1388,6 @@ static int cciss_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 			CommandList_struct *c;
 			char *buff = NULL;
 			u64bit temp64;
-			unsigned long flags;
 			DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(wait);
 
 			if (!arg)
@@ -1449,13 +1459,7 @@ static int cciss_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 			}
 			c->waiting = &wait;
 
-			/* Put the request on the tail of the request queue */
-			spin_lock_irqsave(CCISS_LOCK(ctlr), flags);
-			addQ(&host->reqQ, c);
-			host->Qdepth++;
-			start_io(host);
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(CCISS_LOCK(ctlr), flags);
-
+			enqueue_cmd_and_start_io(host, c);
 			wait_for_completion(&wait);
 
 			/* unlock the buffers from DMA */
@@ -1495,7 +1499,6 @@ static int cciss_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 			unsigned char **buff = NULL;
 			int *buff_size = NULL;
 			u64bit temp64;
-			unsigned long flags;
 			BYTE sg_used = 0;
 			int status = 0;
 			int i;
@@ -1602,12 +1605,7 @@ static int cciss_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 				}
 			}
 			c->waiting = &wait;
-			/* Put the request on the tail of the request queue */
-			spin_lock_irqsave(CCISS_LOCK(ctlr), flags);
-			addQ(&host->reqQ, c);
-			host->Qdepth++;
-			start_io(host);
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(CCISS_LOCK(ctlr), flags);
+			enqueue_cmd_and_start_io(host, c);
 			wait_for_completion(&wait);
 			/* unlock the buffers from DMA */
 			for (i = 0; i < sg_used; i++) {
@@ -1729,8 +1727,8 @@ static void cciss_softirq_done(struct request *rq)
 	CommandList_struct *cmd = rq->completion_data;
 	ctlr_info_t *h = hba[cmd->ctlr];
 	SGDescriptor_struct *curr_sg = cmd->SG;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	u64bit temp64;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int i, ddir;
 	int sg_index = 0;
 
@@ -2679,17 +2677,11 @@ static int sendcmd_withirq_core(ctlr_info_t *h, CommandList_struct *c,
 {
 	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(wait);
 	u64bit buff_dma_handle;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int return_status = IO_OK;
 
 resend_cmd2:
 	c->waiting = &wait;
-	/* Put the request on the tail of the queue and send it */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(CCISS_LOCK(h->ctlr), flags);
-	addQ(&h->reqQ, c);
-	h->Qdepth++;
-	start_io(h);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(CCISS_LOCK(h->ctlr), flags);
+	enqueue_cmd_and_start_io(h, c);
 
 	wait_for_completion(&wait);